A @CNET exclusive: An exposed database contains names, ages and genders as well as income levels and marital status on 80 million households, says @lhautala. The database is on a Microsoft-run cloud service, but the owner is unknown. tip @techmeme https://t.co/C7xrr6xqGX

— Roger Cheng (@RogerWCheng) April 29, 2019

Data leakage: now so ubiquitous that data piles are just sitting around and nobody can even tell who dropped them. Like a random black glove on a city sidewalk.https://t.co/gAA6uouTCt

— Kate Cox (@KCoxDC) April 29, 2019

If this is legit, fucking Yikes. https://t.co/vnHwvAsfVr

— David Ruddock (@RDRv3) April 29, 2019

The first thing I do when obtaining a stolen or leaked dataset is contact the people whose information was compromised and verify their data. There's no evidence this was done at all — or if so, how. https://t.co/JHDru0Maak

— Zack Whittaker (@zackwhittaker) April 29, 2019

Security researchers discover an exposed server with private data on 80M US households https://t.co/W3SacAb2wY

— PC Gamer feed (@PC_Gamer) April 29, 2019

Researchers can’t identify the owner of this database, which is hosted by a Microsoft cloud server; the breach has left 80 million U.S. households vulnerable. https://t.co/HbopKMunqC

— USA TODAY (@USATODAY) April 29, 2019

Massive data breach exposes ages, addresses, income on 80 million U.S. families https://t.co/bIlVyT6iWv via @usatoday

— Bill Cannon (@NewsCannon) April 29, 2019

Cloud database removed after exposing details on 80 million US households https://t.co/zUKAnnTWVO via @CNET

— Opinion Sphere (@opinionsphere) April 29, 2019

vpnMentor claims it's found a 24 GB database with personal details on 80 million US households - names, addresses, age, income bracket, marital status, more. They're looking for the owner. https://t.co/LH0nNNnQBr Thx @etguenni

— Woody Leonhard (@AskWoody) April 29, 2019

The first thing I do when obtaining a stolen or leaked dataset is contact the people whose information was compromised and verify their data. There's no evidence this was done at all — or if so, how. https://t.co/JHDru0Maak

— Zack Whittaker (@zackwhittaker) April 29, 2019

Unidentified data breach on Azure [TR: The cloud server may be intermediary for replication and exfiltration, or the actual source data. Perhaps contact @Azure rather than writing a blog post and leaving data exposed?] https://t.co/asQV7aHw7W

— Teri Radichel (@TeriRadichel) April 29, 2019

If this is legit, fucking Yikes. https://t.co/vnHwvAsfVr

— David Ruddock (@RDRv3) April 29, 2019

Yikes -- researchers say they've found an exposed server containing identifying information on over 60 percent of all US households https://t.co/3pqNVEe9NJ pic.twitter.com/o4zVLEmnG6

— PC Gamer (@pcgamer) April 30, 2019

Security researchers discover an exposed server with private data on 80M American households https://t.co/ONKdGeIHA5 pic.twitter.com/A1IpWqbBTb

— PC Gamer (@pcgamer) April 30, 2019

R/T @ Secnewsbytes: Security researchers discover an exposed server with private data on 80M US households | PC Gamer https://t.co/bawc8SyP5V

— OSINT ALL THE THINGS (@OSINT_Sec) April 30, 2019

We cannot allow massive breaches like this to happen over and over again. We’ve got to put real rules in place to secure your data and privacy. https://t.co/P4vUsOczy7

— Amy Klobuchar (@amyklobuchar) April 30, 2019

A team of Israeli security researchers discovered a massive unprotected database with the full names, ages, income brackets and marital status on more than 80 million U.S. households.https://t.co/KGFSuifryb#InfoSec #MobileSecurity #Tech #Ransomware #Websecurity #CyberSecurity

— US Cybersecurity Mag. (@USCyberMag) April 30, 2019

Researchers discovered an unprotected cloud-based database with names, ages, income brackets and marital status on 80 million U.S. households https://t.co/nYQxNJuO4b

— USA TODAY Money (@USATODAYmoney) April 30, 2019

Wat dis @MingGao26 ?https://t.co/VG6TYf1KPY

— Cats and Chocolates (@CatsChocolates) April 30, 2019

Age, addresses, income exposed... https://t.co/OSMOrJA1La

— Drudge Report Feed (@drudgefeed) April 29, 2019

Do you believe that your information might be in jeopardy?#Security #CloudComputing #Cybersecurityhttps://t.co/BzjlTeOOPr

— Taiwan Tech Arena (@TaiwanTechArena) April 30, 2019

Identity Thief 'Goldmine' Puts 65% of US Households At Risk... https://t.co/0QJCxKpWaY

— Drudge Report Feed (@drudgefeed) April 29, 2019

'A goldmine for identity thieves': Unprotected database puts 65% of American households at risk https://t.co/v8Qi0EHABx #Security

— Evan Kirstel at #WHCC19 #WashingtonDC (@evankirstel) April 29, 2019

'A goldmine for identity thieves': Unprotected database puts 65% of American households at risk https://t.co/AJT6H5YZni #privacy #dataprivacy #cybersecurity #cybersec #cyberwarfare #cybercrime #malware #ransomware #technology #DigitalTransformation #business #entrepreneur #tech

— What Is Malware? (@WhatIsMalware) April 30, 2019

"A database with no login required has been found to contain names, addresses, age, and more for over 80 million U.S. households." https://t.co/AMOJdLVJYu

— Brett Shavers ? (@Brett_Shavers) April 29, 2019

Exposed Database Leaks Addresses, Income Info of Millions of Americans https://t.co/KA6KBM8WMo

— The Cyber Security Hub (@TheCyberSecHub) April 29, 2019

Another configuration mistake, exposes data of more than half of the total number of U.S. households. . . #cybersecurity #infosec #datasecurity #privacy #gdpr #securitybreach

Exposed Database Leaks Addresses, Income Info of Millions of Americans https://t.co/p068zPUc5w

— Aman Chhikara (@aman_raist) April 30, 2019

Publicly Accessible Database with Information on 80 Million US Households Discovered on Microsoft #Cloud Server https://t.co/Aoevb6DnSY #dataprotection #dataprivacy pic.twitter.com/0yfJdyABmo

— Neira Jones (@neirajones) April 29, 2019

The data of 80,000,000 (million) American households is sitting on an unprotected server.

No one knows who owns it. It's sitting there waiting to be exploited. #CyberSecurity #infosec #data #databreach #privacyhttps://t.co/FG7Ippdc8i

— Sir Disinformation ? (@OurDataMatters) April 30, 2019

Unknown Data Breach Exposes 80 Million US Households https://t.co/xqiKnKae5q

— Florence Bonnet (@FlorenceBonnet) April 29, 2019