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OTX Threat: 68 GB Stolen From a Philippine Government Agency's Overseas-Employment Databases, Exposed by the Operator's Own Open Directory

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An unidentified operator exfiltrated 68.837 GiB of database backups from a Philippine government agency managing overseas employment and migrant workers on 6 September 2026. The theft involved 27 SQL Server backups containing case-management systems including POEA and OFW variants. The operator inadvertently exposed their staging infrastructure via an open HTTP directory on a UpCloud VPS in Singap CVEs: CVE-2026-109618, CVE-2026-109619 Sectors: Government

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