🟡 Medium | Source: The Register — Security
A UK government investment body exposed an internal file containing officials’ contact details for approximately 40 hours after an employee failed to follow established security policy. The data was publicly accessible during that window, constituting a personal data breach likely reportable under UK GDPR. While no cloud-specific vulnerability was involved, the incident highlights persistent risks from misconfigured access controls on internal documents.
Security Architect’s Take: Review your organisation’s data classification and access control policies for internal management files stored on cloud platforms or collaboration tools — ensure default sharing settings are restrictive, and implement automated posture checks (e.g. CSPM rules) that alert on publicly accessible files containing personal or sensitive data.
Original advisory: UK government investment arm cops to 40-hour leak of officials’ contact details