Database containing personal info on 106m people who traveled to Thailand found open to the internet – report – Cyber Security Review

Database containing personal info on 106m people who traveled to Thailand found open to the internet – report

Posted onSeptember 21, 2021September 22, 2021AuthorCyber Security Review

A database containing personal information on 106 million international travelers to Thailand was exposed to the public internet this year, a Brit biz claimed this week.

Bob Diachenko, head of cybersecurity research at product-comparison website Comparitech, said the Elasticsearch data store contained visitors’ full names, passport numbers, arrival dates, visa types, residency status, and more. It was indexed by search engine Censys on August 20, and spotted by Diachenko two days later. There were no credentials in the database, which is said to have held records dating back a decade.