These were open due to misconfiguration by the app developers. When Avast Threat Labs researchers looked at 180,300 publicly available Firebase instances, they found that over 10 per cent (19,300) were open, exposing the data to unauthenticated developers.
The information on the database, is thus, public.Īlso Read: Android users affected by Joker virus. The issue was seen in regions worldwide including in Europe, South-East Asia and Latin America.ĭevelopers can use Firebase while developing mobile and web apps for Android devices, and they can keep their Firebase implementation visible to other developers. The misconfiguration affects a broad range of apps, related to lifestyle, workout, gaming, mail, food delivery, and more. Avast notified Google of its findings so they could inform app developers to take corrective action," Avast said in a recent statement. “Data exposed can include personally identifiable information (PII) collected by the apps, such as names, addresses, location data, and in some cases even passwords.
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