The UK Visa Portal website has exposed thousands of user passport data and photos. Reports indicate around 100,000 documents were leaked.
The breach occurred on the official UK visa application site. Personal passport information and photographs of applicants became publicly accessible online.
Das Department of Immigration Services hat das Feld für den Empfehlungsgeber in Reisepass-Antragsformularen optional gemacht. Die Änderung zielt darauf ab, das Verfahren zu straffen und Betrugsrisiken zu verringern. Dies wurde am Freitag im Zuge von Aktualisierungen der eCitizen-Plattform bestätigt.
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Experts have raised alarms over major job-search websites collecting and selling personal information from users seeking employment.
Japanese telecom KDDI suffered a cyberattack that breached 12 million email addresses and 7 million passwords. Affected users are expected to complete password changes and other measures within the next several days.