Thousands of Personal Messages Leaked After Israeli Cell Provider Ignored Warnings
Translated & summarized from TheMarker by baba
A cybersecurity researcher discovered a data leak of thousands of intimate MMS messages from Partner Communications customers after the company abandoned a domain. The researcher's attempts to alert Partner and the National Cyber Directorate were ignored until TheMarker intervened, leading to the closure of the security gap.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- Thousands of intimate MMS messages were leaked due to an abandoned Partner Communications domain.
- A cybersecurity researcher discovered the leak after purchasing the abandoned domain.
- User details were included with the leaked sensitive and intimate content.
- Partner Communications and the National Cyber Directorate initially ignored warnings.
- The vulnerability was only addressed after TheMarker intervened.
Israeli cybersecurity researcher discovered that a domain previously used by Partner Communications, a major Israeli cellular provider, to receive MMS messages from its customers was abandoned. The researcher purchased the domain and began receiving thousands of messages containing intimate and sensitive content, including user details. He reportedly contacted Partner and the National Cyber Directorate, but received no response. Only after TheMarker contacted the companies was the vulnerability addressed.