Propertyrec Leak Exposes Over Half a Million Background Check Records

### Executive summary: A publicly accessible, password-free database owned by SL Data Services (Propertyrec) exposed over 644,000 records (approximately 713 GB) containing sensitive personal information—including background checks, full names, phone numbers, addresses, emails, employment and family details, criminal histories, and vehicle records—creating a high risk of identity theft, fraud, and targeted social engineering; the researcher recommends implementing encryption, access controls, avoiding PII in filenames, and performing regular security audits.