Researchers have discovered a misconfigured database containing 18GB of information, including 20.8 million personal records. Most of the individuals affected are in Ecuador, which has a population of only 16.6 million; 6.7 million are children. The leak compromised potentially sensitive information belonging to Ecuadorian companies. Experts worry about the long-term privacy implications for those affected by the incident. Before creating such large databases, companies and governments should ask whether such a collection is necessary or legal, they should ask if they can properly secure it and assess the impact.”]
Source: https://www.darkreading.com/cloud/data-leak-affects-most-of-ecuador-s-population