Misconfigured Firebase Instances Expose 125 Million User Records
www.securityweek.comA weakness in a Firebase implementation allowed researchers to gain access to names, phone numbers, email addresses, plaintext passwords, confidential messages, and more.
Hundreds of websites misconfigured Google Firebase, leaking more than 125 million user records, including plaintext passwords, security researchers warn.
Once again do not use google based apps, degoogled yourself, and don’t trust big companies, have a (de)goo(gle)d day!
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So the “hack” was to just go an create a new admin account? Damn what have we come to
😂
The issue here isn’t so much Google. Just people being stupid and not taking the time to learn how to secure something
Seriously if you’re using Firebase already how the hell do you mess up auth? Firebase offers a free auth solution that’s pretty much a prerequisite to using any of the other services.
*have a degoogled day
Edit: love the edit!