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Data Breach Exposes Thousands of Complaints in Russia

12/31/2025

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December 2025, Russian journalist Maxim Kurnikov reported a flaw in the ombudsman's website exposing thousands of complaints.
The breach exposed personal data, including medical records and contact details.
Complaints were publicly accessible from April to September 2025 after an IT update by Tatyana N. Moskalkova, the Russian human rights ombudsman.
Kurnikov's team compiled over 9,000 complaints, and it remains unclear how many accessed the database before it was taken down.

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Story summary

December 2025, Russian journalist Maxim Kurnikov reported a flaw in the ombudsman's website exposing thousands of complaints.
The breach exposed personal data, including medical records and contact details.
Complaints were publicly accessible from April to September 2025 after an IT update by Tatyana N. Moskalkova, the Russian human rights ombudsman.
Kurnikov's team compiled over 9,000 complaints, and it remains unclear how many accessed the database before it was taken down.