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Jun 28 21:10 UTC

1M Passports Leaked Online (schneier.com)

19 points|by garo-pro||6 comments|Read full story on schneier.com

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  1. 1. dgellow||context
    Oh god that’s pretty bad

    > The documents were hosted by systems used by cannabis clubs and a company called Nefos, which operates PuffPal, a platform that manages membership and age verification for cannabis retailers and clubs across Europe. The infrastructure storing these identity documents—full passport scans, driver’s licenses with photos, names, and identifying numbers—was left completely unprotected on publicly accessible web servers.

    I cannot imagine the level of fines under GDPR for leaking that much PII

  2. 2. real_chudson||context
    The EU's verification laws will ensure much more of these leaks in the future, and therefore much more fines
  3. 3. dgellow||context
    Could we update the link to the original article? https://cambridgeanalytica.org/data-breaches-scandals/passpo...
  4. 4. ericpauley||context
    CA article is just AI;dr on a two week old Verge article: https://www.theverge.com/tech/947157/passports-data-breach-c...
  5. 5. dgellow||context
    Ok, then changing the link to the verge article. Thanks for pointing that out
  6. 6. raverbashing||context
    That's good, just grab one of those whenever your need to prove your age online /s