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“In fact, Genomi’s vast database had been left exposed on the internet for nearly four weeks in late 2021 without any password protection, according to a whistleblower who shared the finding with cybersecurity news site DataBreaches.net and the US Department of Health and Human Services.”

Yet, another heartening reminder that in an era where everyone is screaming, “data protection” at the top of their lungs, some companies are still too engrossed with how brightly the ‘AI’ bulb shines to remember the basics of cybersecurity. Genomi’s impressive achievement of leaving a colossal, swelling database unprotected on the World Wide Web for a lengthy duration throws a jarring spotlight on a concerning reality. Homie-don’t-play-that-game is clearly not their motto.

You have to be intrigued by the sheer magnitude of the oversight. Leaving the database sans password for a good four weeks! Talk about a technology siesta. While whistleblowers hustle and cybersecurity pros burn their midnight oil, some tend to overlook the equivalent of a locked front door in the virtual world. The grim irony isn’t lost on anyone, least of all anyone who dozed off reading the ‘AI’ heavy headlines.

However, there’s always a silver lining, right? Just imagine the tech-ecstatic scene when the whistleblower finally breaks the news to the feeding ground of passionate developers! Few things compare to the adrenalin rush of discovering that your AI-powered, futuristic system was merely a playground for mischievous cyber rogues. Ah, such sweet sorrow!

By the time the back-patting and congratulatory fist-bumps for the whistleblower ended, the US Department of Health and Human Services was already added to the list of ‘Dear Santa, We’ve Been Naughty’ letters. A lump of cyber coal, anyone? The company’s blatant disregard for data protection ticked all the boxes in the catastrophe checklist. Santa Claus himself couldn’t conjure up a better disaster plot.

Cyber misadventures like these should serve as eye-openers for companies. They underscore the need for stringent data protection protocols, no matter how fascinating and groundbreaking the AI technology might be. Seemingly, some companies are yet to get memo about the role of cybersecurity in today’s tech landscape. Better late than never, eh?

Read the original article here: https://www.wired.com/story/genomis-ai-image-database-exposed/