Honda.com

A major security incident involving Honda Motor Company was identified where an unsecured ElasticSearch database exposed 134 million rows of internal data. The exposure included information about the internal network systems, employee computers, and inventory details. Security researchers discovered that the database lacked password protection, allowing anyone with the IP address to access sensitive technical logs. This misconfiguration exposed hostnames, MAC addresses, internal IP addresses, and operating system versions, potentially providing a blueprint for future targeted attacks against the company infrastructure.