Massive leak exposes data on 123 million U.S. households

The door to your personal data got left wide open once again.

Researchers revealed Tuesday that earlier this year they discovered a massive database — containing information on more than 123 million American households — that was sitting unsecured on the internet.

The cloud-based data repository from marketing analytics company Alteryx exposed a wide range of personal details about virtually every American household, according to researchers at cybersecurity company UpGuard. The leak put consumers at risk for a range of nefarious activities, from spamming to identity theft, the researchers warned.

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