One Million Passports Leaked Online
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A database of almost a million passports from around the world was leaked online.
Note what happened. A high-value credential—a passport—was used in an ancillary low-value authentication system: ID verification for cannabis dispensaries. And it’s the low-value system that got hacked, putting the high-value credential at risk.
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