Security researcher Jeremiah Fowler has uncovered a leaky database affecting the Gladney Center for Adoption, a well-known nonprofit organization based in Texas.
The data exposure, discovered in June during a routine check, revealed over 1.1 million sensitive records, potentially impacting families, employees, and even children involved in adoption and foster care.
What Was Exposed?
According to Fowler, the publicly exposed database “was not password-protected or encrypted”. Among the 1,115,