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August 30, 2016 11:48 am PDT

Unprotected database exposes off-grid energy users in Guatemala, South Africa

Two of the leaked identification cards -- on the left, a South African ID, and a Guatemalan ID on the right. (Image: leaked database, via ZDnet)

An unprotected Kingo Solar database with the personal data and photos for thousands of off-the-grid electricity customers was accessible for months, reports Zack Whittaker at ZDnet. Thousands of remote villagers in Guatemala and South Africa are living off the grid, but their personal information isn't, he writes.

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