"Andersen Corporation Leaks Customer Home Photos and Addresses"

The Cybernews research team found an unprotected Azure storage blob holding around one million files belonging to Renewal by Andersen, a subsidiary of the international Andersen Corporation, on January 18, 2023. Andersen Corporation is the largest maker of windows and doors in North America, with around 12,000 employees globally. Nearly 300,000 documents on the cloud exposed customers' home addresses, contact information, and home renovation orders, as well as photos of the interiors and exteriors of client residences across the US. The researchers warn that such data leaks are dangerous because threat actors can use information such as names, emails, phone numbers, and addresses for phishing attacks, identity theft, and other forms of fraud. Photos and descriptions of homes can make the victims more prone to burglary. In addition, compromised physical signatures in the form of hashes enable threat actors to impersonate the individual and sign papers on their behalf. This article continues to discuss the construction and home renovation giant Andersen Corporation exposing clients' private data, including home photos and addresses, as well as the potential impact of this leak. 

Cybernews reports "Andersen Corporation Leaks Customer Home Photos and Addresses"