UK gym chain Total Fitness leaks personal images online

Other leaked data includes ID documents, payment information and phone numbers

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UK gym chain Total Fitness leaks personal images online

A cybersecurity researcher claims UK health club and gym chain Total Fitness has failed to protect a database containing extensive personal data belonging to its members and staff.

According to researcher Jeremiah Fowler, the database, which was publicly accessible without a password, contained 474,000 images of men, women and children. The unprotected database, totalling 47....

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