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Tom’s Hardware
Tom’s Hardware
Technology
Jeff Butts

Zotac server misconfig exposed customer info to Google searches — customer RMA documents are available on the open web

Zotac Gaming wallpaper.

The investigative journalists at Gamers Nexus uncovered a serious and troubling data leak at Zotac, a company already in FTC crosshairs for its warranty practices. Tipped off by a viewer, the team learned that documents related to Return Material Authorization (RMA) requests were publicly available on the web and had even been indexed by Google. These documents contained full names, telephone numbers, email and mailing addresses, and more. 

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