When initially reached for comment, Veeam spokesperson Heidi Kroft said: “We will continue to conduct a deeper investigation and we will take appropriate actions based on our findings.” Backup and data recovery company Veeam is reported to have leaked more than 440 million customer email addresses , after security researcher Bob Smith found more than 200 million GB of customer records on an exposed database . He said the server was not password protected , and the records covered a five - year period from 2013 to 2016 . Veeam took the server offline as soon as it was told about the leak , and said it was investigating . The firm has more than 500 customers across most of the Fortune 500 .
Backup and data recovery company Veeam is reported to have leaked more than 440 million customer email addresses , after security researcher Bob Smith found more than 200 million GB of customer records on an exposed database . He said the server was not password protected , and the records covered a five - year period from 2013 to 2016 . Veeam took the server offline as soon as it was told about the leak , and said it was investigating . The firm has more than 500 customers across most of the Fortune 500 .