… Security researchers with UpGuard said in a blog post that they identified a Microsoft Azure-hosted storage server storing at least 300,000 driver’s license scans and other government-issued identity documents belonging to Pay Tel. …
… UK Visa Portal does not provide a way to report security issues through its website, nor does its website provide names or contact information for the company’s management. …
… Zack Whittaker Zack Whittaker is the security editor at TechCrunch. He also authors the weekly cybersecurity newsletter, this week in security . …
… ServiceNow tells TechCrunch that the security incident was not a hack, but the work of security researchers who were looking for vulnerabilities that they could submit for a bug bounty program. “Alongside our own investigation, we have been in contact with the security researchers who initially rep… …
… Other government-issued identity documents, such as Social Security numbers, passports, and driver’s licenses, were also compromised. …
… The logic goes that the greater the spills, the less effective these identity checking systems are, as they can be easily misused with a stolen or leaked passport or driver license. The further rollout of these ID-collecting systems will inevitably lead to more data breaches and security lapses. …
… Zack Whittaker Zack Whittaker is the security editor at TechCrunch. He also authors the weekly cybersecurity newsletter, this week in security . …
… Zack Whittaker Zack Whittaker is the security editor at TechCrunch. He also authors the weekly cybersecurity newsletter, this week in security . …
… The materials have been reviewed for security purposes, but many have “not yet been analyzed for resolution of any anomalies,” the Department’s statement read. …