Passport
Revolut discloses data breach exposing financial info, passports
Fintech company Revolut has disclosed a data breach after sharing data from an undisclosed number of customers with a threat actor impersonating a government agency. Revolut operates in over 160 countries and regions and offers banking, money management, and investment services to more than 80 million customers worldwide, including 800,000 business customers. In emails sent […]
220 million traveler records exposed in Vietnam-linked APIS leak
An Advance Passenger Information System (APIS) database holding more than 220 million passenger and crew records, including passport numbers and flight details, was accessible online through a chain of security misconfigurations. The system appears linked to a Vietnamese organization, according to the researchers who discovered it. Advance Passenger Information Systems are used worldwide to collect […]
Ireland recalls almost 13,000 passports over missing ‘IRL’ code
Ireland’s Department of Foreign Affairs has recalled nearly 13,000 passports after a software update caused a printing defect. The printing error makes the documents non-compliant with international travel standards and potentially unreadable at automated border gates. Missing ‘IRL’ code The government said the affected passports, issued between December 23 and January 6, may fail at eGates and […]