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Some Supabase customers are publicly exposing reams of people’s data to the web
Publisher description: The findings highlight how AI-generated and vibe-coded apps can spill and expose users' data when not configured or secured properly.
TechCrunch | Sep 25, 2026 | Zack Whittaker
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Thousands of databases hosted by development platform Supabase are exposing people’s sensitive information to the public web, new security research by cybersecurity firm UpGuard has found. UpGuard told TechCrunch that it found around 16,000 databases on which some degree of personal data was exposed while they were hosted by Supabase, which allows web and app developers to store and run their databases. Over the years, countless data breaches have been linked to improperly configured storage servers, databases and websites.
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