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Amazon DocumentDB 8.0 Adds MongoDB 8.0 Compatibility

⚡ Amazon DocumentDB (with MongoDB compatibility) version 8.0 adds support for MongoDB API drivers 6.0, 7.0, and 8.0 while delivering up to 7x improved query latency and up to 5x better compression. The release introduces Planner Version3, new aggregation stages and operators, dictionary-based Zstandard compression, text index v2, and parallel vector index builds. Upgrades from 5.0 instance-based clusters are supported via AWS Database Migration Service, and DocumentDB 8.0 is available in all Regions where the service is offered.

Firestore Adds MongoDB Compatibility - GA Release Now

🚀 Firestore with MongoDB compatibility is now generally available on Google Cloud. This launch lets developers run existing MongoDB drivers, code, and tools against a MongoDB-compatible API implemented on Firestore's serverless database, combining MongoDB ecosystem compatibility with Firestore’s multi-region replication, strong consistency, and pay-as-you-go pricing. New capabilities include over 200 API and query features (including $lookup and unique indexes), Firestore Studio enhancements, and Eventarc triggers for change data capture. Enterprise functions such as Point-in-Time Recovery, database cloning, and managed export/import support production and compliance workflows.

Neoclinical Database Exposed Sensitive Health Data

🔒 UpGuard researchers discovered a publicly accessible MongoDB database belonging to Neoclinical, exposing profiles for 37,170 users in Australia and New Zealand. Records included names, contact details, geocoordinates, dates of birth and structured health-screening answers that revealed diagnoses and treatments. UpGuard notified the company and AWS; access was removed on July 26. The exposure underscores the need for proper access controls and rapid incident response.

Marketing PR Platform Exposed Data of Hundreds of Thousands

🔓 UpGuard identified an Amazon S3 bucket tied to iPR Software that publicly exposed over a terabyte of files, including a 17 GB MongoDB backup. The collection contained 477,000 media contacts, approximately 35,000 hashed passwords, client marketing assets, internal PR strategy documents, and credentials for Google, Twitter, and a MongoDB host. UpGuard notified iPR in October 2019; public access was removed in late November after follow-up and media engagement.