Trackman Details

Trackman

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Denmark

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TrackMan is a Danish company primarily known for its development of advanced sports technology, particularly focused on tracking and analyzing sports data. The company was founded in 2003 by Klaus Eldrup-Jørgensen, along with his brother, and has since become a leading name in the sports analytics industry. TrackMan initially gained recognition in the world of golf, offering products that provide real-time Doppler radar systems for tracking the precise movements of golf balls and club swings. Their technology aids players, coaches, and broadcasters in understanding the physics behind each shot...
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Security Incidents

Trackman Breach of Oct 2024

Severity Score

Significant to High

Type

Data Breach

Summary

In early August 2024, cybersecurity researcher Jeremiah Fowler discovered an exposed Microsoft Azure Blob database belonging to Trackman, a company specializing in Doppler radar technology for golf analysis. This unprotected database, which did not require a password for access, contained nearly 32 million records of user data. The information affected includes users' names, email addresses, device information, IP addresses, and security tokens, totaling 110 TB of sensitive information.

Trackman's database exposure put both professional and amateur users at risk, including 90 of the world's t...
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Severity

The incident involved nearly 32 million records from Trackman, a prominent company in golf tech, being exposed through a misconfigured Microsoft Azure Blob database. The data, which included personal details such as names, email addresses, device info, IP addresses, and security tokens, was accessible for an unknown duration. This exposure put professionals and users at significant risk of phishing, social engineering, and other cyberattacks, particularly since Trackman's user base includes high-profile individuals like top golfers and major corporations.

Despite the vulnerability being swift...
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Impact

In a recent security incident involving Trackman, a technology company specializing in golf analytics, nearly 32 million user records were inadvertently exposed on the internet due to an unprotected database on Microsoft Azure Blob. The compromised data included users' names, email addresses, device information, IP addresses, and security tokens. Given that Trackman technology is widely used by professional golfers, coaches, manufacturers, and major broadcasting companies, the scope of potential impact was significant.

Although there was no confirmation of malicious use of the exposed data, t...
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