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Breach Record

Really Simple Systems

DISCLOSED 2023-10-05 · MISCONFIG

Security researcher discovered that global B2B CRM provider Really Simple Systems exposed a non-password-protected database online. The database contained millions of clients' files. The exposure was due to a misconfiguration leaving the database accessible without authentication.

The record

What we know

Disclosed
2023-10-05
Attack vector
Misconfig
Sector
CRM
ColdRecon assessment

Could a positive-security control have prevented this?

Verdict · would prevent · opinion

A positive-security model that enforces access controls and rejects unauthorized connections would have prevented this exposure by ensuring the database was not publicly accessible without authentication.

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