You may have seen a recent article from CyberNews mentioning Risika in connection with a potential data leak involving Swedish data. We understand that news of this nature can be concerning, and we want to address it directly and transparently.
At Risika, data privacy and security are paramount to everything we do. We take any allegations involving data security extremely seriously, and upon learning of these reports, we immediately launched a comprehensive internal investigation to thoroughly examine our systems and data handling practices.
What We Know So Far:
Risika operates as a data reseller of publicly available data. Our business model is built on providing valuable insights from open-source information, and we maintain strict protocols around data access, storage, and security to ensure the integrity of our operations.
Our preliminary investigation into the data referenced in the CyberNews article indicates that the data in question contains information that we do not own, store, or have access to through our business operations. This suggests that our systems are not the source of this particular data breach. The article itself mentions that the Elasticsearch cluster where the data was found "was not operated by Risika itself, but rather by an as-yet-unidentified third party," with the data potentially "legitimately provided to this operator under a commercial license, only to be misconfigured and left exposed."
While we are confident that our systems were not compromised, we are not taking this lightly.
Our Ongoing Actions:
We are actively taking the following steps to ensure complete clarity and maintain the highest standards of data protection:
Thorough Forensic Review: We are conducting a comprehensive forensic review of our security infrastructure to re-verify all safeguards and identify any potential vulnerabilities, however remote.
Customer Communication: We are proactively reaching out to customers who purchase data from us in Sweden to inform them of the situation and provide full transparency about our findings.
Cooperation with Authorities: We are cooperating fully with any relevant authorities or investigations that may arise from these reports.
Reinforcing Security Measures: We are continuously reviewing and reinforcing our existing data security measures to stay ahead of evolving threats and ensure our data handling practices remain robust.
Our Commitment to You:
The protection of data privacy and security is fundamental to our business operations and our commitment to our customers. We understand the trust you place in us, and we are dedicated to upholding that trust by maintaining the highest standards of data protection.
We will continue to monitor this situation closely and provide updates as our investigation progresses. If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact our support team at contact@risika.com.
Thank you for your understanding and continued trust.
Sincerely,
The Risika Team
Link to article: https://cybernews.com/security/risika-swedish-data-exposed/