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# [How a Misconfigured API Exposed Founder, Investor, and Employee Data at a Leading Venture Capital Firm](https://rptl.hashnode.dev/how-a-misconfigured-search-api-exposed-founder-investor-and-employee-data?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

how a misconfigured search API vulnerability exposed founder, investor, and employee data in a leading VC firm.

Jun 12 · 6 min read · rptl.hashnode.dev  
Updated Jul 17  
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## Written by

[Renganathan](https://hashnode.com/@r-protocols)

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I'm Renganathan, Founder of R Protocols, a hacker-driven Cyber Security Firm. Thanked by Google, Apple, LinkedIn, More than fifty Fortune and Unicorn Startups for reporting their Security Vulnerabilites.

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