DreamHost, one of the world's biggest web hosting providers, leaked customer information, though ... [+] claimed it didn't include personal data. The data, wrapped up in a database containing 815 million records, also included administrator and user information for DreamPress, DreamHost’s widely used service for Wordpress websites. The data appeared to date back at least three years to 2018, though it’s unclear how long the database was openly accessible. DreamHost claimed the data only contained “performance metrics of a small number of our customers’ sites.” “It was available for approximately 12 hours before being removed,” a DreamHost spokesperson said. The company also acted swiftly to secure the database, though it was another incident in a long line of large businesses accidentally exposing customers’ information.

Source: Forbes June 24, 2021 12:56 UTC