According to internet security firm vpnMentor. 20.8 million records of Ecuadorian citizens had their data exposed by an unsecured Elasticsearch server run by an Ecuadorian marketing and analytics firm.
The country’s population is only 16.6 million. Most likely, the data leakage included duplicate records and data of deceased citizens.
The personal information leaked online included full names, dates of birth, national identity card numbers, tax identification numbers, employment information, names of family members, and more.
The database was secured on September 11, 2019, after vpnMentor notified its discovery to the Ecuador CERT (Computer Emergency Response Team) team.
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