Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation’s Charity GetSchooled Breaches 900k Children’s Details

The Financial Times was the first to break this story earlier today (29th December 2020). This breach occurred when GetSchooled (getschooled.com), a charity founded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation in collaboration with Viacom left a database open and accessible to anyone with a browser and internet connection. According to TurgenSec: The breach impacts 930k individuals, composed of children (10-16y/o), some young adults and some college students. The breached information contains extensive personal details of children, teenagers and young adults including: full addresses, schools, full student PII including student phone numbers and emails, graduation details, ages, genders and moreā€¦ … Continue reading Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation’s Charity GetSchooled Breaches 900k Children’s Details