Security researchers have discovered a massive database, which was left exposed online, that contains tens of millions of SMS text messages sent by businesses to potential customers.
The database is run by a business SMS provider called TrueDialog that allows organizations and colleges to send out bulk text messages to their customers and students. However, the service also gives recipients of these messages the ability to text back so that they can have two-way conversations with those businesses.
TrueDialog’s database contained years worth of SMS messages that had been sent and received by its customers. Since the database was left unsecured online without a password, anyone could look at these messages which were also not encrypted.
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The initial discovery of the exposed database was made by
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