Dow Jones' list of risky businesses was left on a public server

guest · Feb 27, 2019

Dow Jones' list of risky businesses was left on a public server
February 27, 2019
https://www.engadget.com/2019/02/27/dow-jones-watchlist-leaked/

A Dow Jones database detailing more than 2.4 million records of risky businesses and people has been exposed. A third-party company reportedly left the watchlist on a public server without password protection.

Security researcher Bob Diachenko found the database, which companies use to determine how risky a potential client or partner may be. For instance, government agencies and banks use it to determine whether to provide financing.
According to TechCrunch, the list includes current and past elected officials, sanctioned people and companies, individuals with terrorism links, "special interest persons" and people convicted of financial crimes.

It's not clear whether any unauthorized person other than Diachenko found the database.
"At this time our review suggests this resulted from an authorized third party's misconfiguration of an AWS server, and the data is no longer available," a Dow Jones spokesperson told Diachenko.
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