About 1.2 billion social media profiles and other data found in unsecured Google Cloud server

The researcher apparently stumbled upon the server while doing a routine scan for unprotected data on the Internet. — AP

About 1.2 billion records were left exposed in an unsecured Google Cloud server, claims dark web researcher Vinny Troia.

According to Wired, Troia claims that the said data doesn't include critical information such as passwords or credit card details, but nevertheless contains hundreds of millions of home and mobile phone numbers, as well as social media profiles like Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and Github.