“I saw numerous records marked as confidential” — 40 billion unencrypted records exposed by marketing firm, raising serious security concerns

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It's 2025, and your data still isn't safe in the hands of corporations that should know a lot better than to store it in an unencrypted database. And yet, stories like these continue to send shivers down the spines of cybersecurity experts everywhere.

This time, the leak involves a company called Netcore Cloud Pvt. Ltd, based in Mumbai, India. Netcore's website states that its AI-powered "comprehensive customer experience platform" is trusted by more than 6,500 brands around the world, so it's not like it's a small company.