When Sharing Is Not Caring: Over 1.5 Billion Files Exposed Through Misconfigured Services

The report documents widespread data exposures from misconfigured cloud storage and file‑transfer services—S3 buckets comprised only 7% of findings while SMB, rsync, and FTP accounted for the majority—resulting in roughly 1.5 billion exposed files (~12 PB). Exposed content includes payroll, tax, healthcare records, intellectual property (source code, patent details), and detailed security assessments (penetration tests, network diagrams, CVEs), creating significant privacy, regulatory, and operational risks.