Hacks

A security error with Reliance Jio’s  Coronavirus  Symptom Checker App exposes its core database to the Internet without a password. The COVID-19 symptoms checker app was launched by India’s largest cell network provider Jio in late March, this app allows users to check from their phone for COVID-19 infection. Jio Symptom Checker Database Leaked The security error was first observed by security researcher  Anurag Sen  on May 1 and contacted TechCrunch to notify the company. TechCrunch  contacted  Reliance Jio and the database contains reports of users’ Covid-19 tests that were taken offline quickly. The leaked database includes millions of results starting from April 17 to the time it was taken offline. It includes details of users such as age, gender, symptoms, and health data of the people who signed in to create a profile. The database also contains details such as a person’s user agent, user’s precise location if they allowed the app t...