It was possible to download sensitive information about 270,000 Intel employees until the end of February, according to Eaton Z, a security researcher, reverse engineer, and application developer. All this information was available with a little 'valid user' dodge applied to the Intel India Operations (IIO) site, where employees usually order their business cards. The vulnerability behind the potential hack, dubbed ‘Intel Outside’ by the researcher, was detailed to Intel in correspondence starting in October 2024. Moreover, the business card site was just one of four found with gaping security flaws.
I am excited to share my latest research project I have dubbed the "Intel Outside" project. Last fall I discovered many critical vulnerabilities in Intel's web infrastructure that allowed me to exfiltrate sensitive information about 270k Intel employees/workers, and more. pic.twitter.com/oRXiEP5mPnAugust 18, 2025
