InfoSec News Nuggets 05/17/2022
Misconfigured ElasticSearch Servers Exposed 579 GB of Users’ Website Activity The IT security researchers at Website Planet have identified two exposed ElasticSearch servers belonging to an unnamed organization using open-source data analytics software developed by the London, England-based software vendor, SnowPlow Analytics. This software allows companies to track and store information on their website (s) visitors apparently without their knowledge. It is worth noting that a web analytics tool can collect versatile data metrics. The data is then used…