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There was a direct link to the excel file on the "Helpful Links" page of the E3 Expo site.

The OP says:

>"Unfortunately, a vulnerability was exploited and that list became public." //

If it was just a link to a file on the website them claiming a vulnerability was exploited is like saying "my security system was overcome" if I dropped my wallet on the bus.

Based on the ESA statement it’s probably a case of hanlon's razor where they have nobody on-staff to do a proper incident response. They also said they “shut down the site”, which really meant they removed/hidden the page in WordPress but they didn’t remove the culprit file nor did they take down the E3 website.

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