Tencent Cloud sites breached to expose valuable data - here's what we know

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• Cybernews found "severe misconfigurations" in Tencent Cloud sites
• Tencent Cloud seemed to have been leaking files for several months
• The leak has now been plugged, but users should still be cautious

Tencent Cloud, one of Asia’s largest cloud providers, was apparently leaking login credentials and internal source code, putting countless customers at risk of data breaches, theft, impersonation, and more, experts have warned.