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incidents/AIR-2023-0009

Clearview AI code repository misconfiguration exposes production credentials and video samples

Attack on AI3 Confirmed exploitationData leak

A misconfigured code repository allowed unauthorized user registration, giving external researchers access to production credentials, cloud storage keys, and video samples. The exposed assets included sensitive data linked to the AI system.

Details

type
Attack on AI
An AI model, agent or AI-powered product was the thing exploited, abused or leaked.
categories
  • Data leak
    Training data, chat logs, system prompts, model weights or other AI-system data exposed.
owasp llm top 10
mitre atlas
no technique for these categories
Both rows are derived from the type and categories (OWASP 2025 edition, ATLAS release 2026.09), not classified per record. How
severity
3 · Confirmed exploitation
Used against real targets; limited or unclear impact.
targets
Enterprise deployment
products
Clearview AI Facial Recognition Tool
incident date
2020 (approx.)
first reported
31 Mar 2023
origin
AVID
classifier confidence
0.95 · published at or above 0.80; see the methodology
tags
data-leak · credential-exposure · misconfiguration
record
created 2026-10-18 06:56Z · updated 2026-10-18 06:56Z · json

Sources · 5

  1. 2023-03-31
    AVID-2023-V007: Clearview AI makes a facial recognition tool that searches publicly available photos for matches.
    AVID · github.com/avidml/avid-db/blob/main/vulnerabilities/2023/AVID-2023-V007.json
  2. 2023-03-31
    ClearviewAI Misconfiguration
    MITRE ATLAS · atlas.mitre.org/studies/AML.CS0006
  3. 2023-03-31
    TechCrunch Article, "Security lapse exposed Clearview AI source code"
    TechCrunch · techcrunch.com/2020/04/16/clearview-source-code-lapse
  4. 2023-03-31
    Gizmodo Article, "We Found Clearview AI's Shady Face Recognition App"
    gizmodo.com · gizmodo.com/we-found-clearview-ais-shady-face-recognition-app-1841961772
  5. 2023-03-31
    New York Times Article, "The Secretive Company That Might End Privacy as We Know It"
    The New York Times · nytimes.com/2020/01/18/technology/clearview-privacy-facial-recognition.html

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