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Nearly a Million Passports and IDs Were Just Sitting Exposed on the Public Internet
The Verge·Thursday, 11 June 2026
A security researcher discovered close to a million passport scans and photo IDs left unprotected and publicly accessible on the internet. The documents included passports from multiple countries and driver's licenses. The exposure was linked to systems connected to cannabis club platforms.
Why It Matters
If your ID document ever got scanned and stored by a third-party service, this is a reminder of how easily that data can end up exposed — with no hack required, just careless storage.
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