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Carla rental data breach exposes customer names, emails, phone numbers

By Meridian48 News Desk · Summarised from TechRadar ·

Carla, a major rental company, leaked user names, emails, and phone numbers due to a misconfigured database. The exposure occurred just before the summer holiday season, potentially affecting many customers. No financial data was reportedly compromised.

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The timing of this leak, right before peak travel, amplifies the risk of targeted phishing scams against Carla's customers.
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