SecurityFan score 2 · Tier D
Security Flaws Across UK Government Sites Exposed ‘God-Tier’ Information
WIRED · By Isabella Ward ·
The Brief
- A researcher's review of publicly available code found private information at risk across multiple UK government departments.
- The flaws were reported as exposing information that the researcher described as 'god-tier' in the headline sources.
Why it matters
Sensitive data can leak through public code and website configuration, so developers maintaining government or public-sector sites should check their own repositories for exposed secrets or private data.
Who’s affected
- UK government web teams
- Developers maintaining public-sector websites
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A researcher’s trawl through publicly available code found private information was at risk across multiple departments.