UN FAO ABC-Map Allegedly Exposed 138,346 Government Boundary Files
Summary
ABC-Map, a UN FAO climate mapping tool, was allegedly left in a publicly writable bucket, exposing 138,346 government boundary files totaling about 11GB. The issue was reportedly linked to misconfiguration and observed Aug. 12, 2026.
Key points
- ABC-Map was allegedly left in a publicly writable open bucket.
- The reported exposure involved 138,346 government boundary files totaling about 11GB.
- The issue was reportedly linked to a misconfiguration and observed Aug. 12, 2026.
- The supplied content does not provide independent confirmation of the exposure.
Article Details
- Victim Organization
- UN FAO
- Incident Type
- Alleged data exposure due to a misconfigured publicly writable open bucket
- Data Types Exposed
- Government boundary files
- Affected Records
- 138,346 files
- Affected Data Size
- Approximately 11GB
- Operational Impact
- The files were allegedly publicly exposed; no service disruption is reported.
- Claim Status
- alleged