Massive database containing identity info on 252 million people leaked online - here's what we know

Data leak.

• Security researchers at Cybernews found three servers holding a huge tranche of data on people in seven countries
• Names, ID numbers, and more, were being leaked to the public
• The archives are now locked down

A quarter of a billion people, located in seven countries around the world, were at risk of identity theft, wire fraud, phishing, social engineering, and other forms of cybercrime due to a collection of misconfigured databases leaking all sorts of personal information.