Zack Whittaker on Nostr: New, by me: The startup that develops the phone app for WinStar, dubbed the "world's ...
New, by me: The startup that develops the phone app for WinStar, dubbed the "world's biggest casino," has secured an exposed database that was left on the internet without a password.
The app maker, Dexiga, took the database offline after a security researcher found the leaking database.
Dexiga's CEO claimed the database contained "publicly available information." But it wasn't — the database contained customer names, phone numbers, and email and home addresses.
More:
https://techcrunch.com/2024/02/09/winstar-hotel-casino-app-exposed-customer-personal-data/Published at
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