ApexSMS Data Breach (2019)

"The ApexSMS data breach occurred on 2019, but only came to light only in 20231​. The breach was initially discovered following the exposure of a MongoDB database instance named ""ApexSMS"" which was found unprotected without a password​3. This unprotected database belonged to ApexSMS Inc., a company also known as Mobile Drip that specializes in SMS text marketing​.In the breach, a total of about 80 million records were exposed, including 23.2 million specific breached accounts. The data compromised included IP addresses, phone numbers, and email addresses."