Forbes reports that three terabytes of unprotected data from the Oklahoma Securities Commission were discovered by a researcher with cybersecurity firm UpGuard. The data included millions of files, much of which contained sensitive U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation information dating back seven years, as well as emails dating back 17 years and personally identifiable information. A spokesperson for the FBI said, “Adhering to Department of Justice policy, the FBI neither confirms nor denies any investigation.” Charles Kaiser, a spokesperson at the commission, said, “This matter is under investigation and the department has no further comment at this time.” Meanwhile, Mashable reports hackers recently exposed more than 87 gigabytes of passwords and email addresses.
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