Misconfigured Google Groups may accidentally be spewing private conversations over the internet.
Why it matters: A study conducted by Kenna Security published Friday found that, out of 9,600 public Google Groups it found by researching domains held by some of largest web sites, around a third leaked email sent through the platform.
Kenna lists a sampling of the email subjects it found:
What now: Google posted instructions to bolster privacy in apparent response to the study. Simple changes to settings could prevent the emails from being visible to the public.
Where have I heard this before? The Google issue is similar to other leaky data problems caused by misconfigured settings, including a number of cloud storage accounts and web databases that researchers have discovered over the past few years.
