Cyber researcher claims a Department of Defense email server was open for the public to peruse -
Mr. Sen said the Microsoft Azure server contained approximately three terabytes of data, and he shared some of the information with The Washington Times, including emails involving U.S. Special Operations Command.“The server … was left exposed without any authentication likely due to misconfiguration. This happens most likely due to human error,” Mr. Sen said.
SOCOM declined to comment on Tuesday and referred questions to U.S. Cyber Command, which did not immediately answer. Mr. Sen previously collaborated with TechCrunch’s Zack Whittaker, who reported Tuesday that Mr. Sen was a “good-faith security researcher.” Emsisoft threat analyst Brett Callow said server misconfigurations can enable the exposure of sensitive information that could be used for several purposes. One potential scam enabled by misconfigurations is spearphishing, which involves using electronic communications such as email to trick someone into giving improper access or sensitive information.
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