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Jun 6, 2026 · Information Security

Over 200K Sensitive Docs Exposed by Online JSON Formatters Over Seven Years

Security researchers uncovered more than 200,000 documents—including cloud access keys, SSH keys, tax forms and bank statements—leaked from JSONFormatter.org and CodeBeautify.org over seven years, accessible via predictable unauthenticated URLs, and demonstrated that attackers can exploit such data within 48 hours.