Popularly known as text messages, SMS messages are one of the widely used communication channels by Americans. They are generally used for various purposes. For instance, besides being a channel of communication among individuals, several millions of Americans rely on SMS systems to access and secure their social media, email, and online banking accounts, particularly through OTPs (one-time-passcodes), which are typically delivered via SMS.

Recently, the security team at LEAKD.COM discovered that about 5 million United States credit cards and users’ personal details had been leaked online. This discovery came about when the security team found 5 terabytes of sensitive data exposed on an unsecured Amazon S3 bucket, a cloud storage service provided by Amazon Web Services that is used to store customer information. According to the security team at LEAKD.COM, the party responsible for this credit card leak/breach remains unknown.

Established in 1920, Scholastic is an American-based multinational and the largest publisher and distributor of children’s books globally. The company’s global headquarters is in New York City. It offers digital and print resources to support learning for pre-kindergarten to grade 12 students. Some of the corporation’s popular children's book series are Clifford the Big Red Dog, Harry Potter, Goosebumps, SPY, Animorphs, and Hunger Games.