4TB database backup found publicly accessible on cloud platform

Synopsis

In October 2025, a significant security incident occurred when a 4-terabyte SQL Server backup belonging to Ernst & Young (EY) was found publicly accessible on Microsoft Azure. Security researchers at Neo Security discovered the exposed database backup...

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  • Ernst & Young, LLP
  • EY

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