Canadian Firm Linked to Cambridge Analytica Exposed Source Code
On March 20, Chris Vickery of cyber risk company UpGuard stumbled upon an AggregateIQ subdomain hosting source code for the company’s tools. The files, stored using a custom version of the code repository GitLab, were accessible simply by providing an email address.
The exposed information included the source code of tools designed for organizing information on a large number of individuals, including how they are influenced by ads, and tracking their online activities. The files also contained credentials that may have allowed malicious actors to launch damaging attacks, UpGuard said.
The nature of the exposed code is not surprising considering that the firm is said to have developed tools used in political campaigns around the world, including in the United States and United Kingdom.
