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UK Visa Portal spilled thousands of applicants' passports and selfies online — and hasn't fixed the leak | TechCrunch

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UK Visa Portal spilled thousands of applicants' passports and selfies online — and hasn't fixed the leak | TechCrunch

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Cybersecurity@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 4 days ago

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UK Visa Portal exposed thousands of applicants’ passports and selfies — then called the lawyers on us | TechCrunch

The third-party website exposed passports, selfies, and the location data of applicants who submitted their documents as part of the U.K. visa application process. Instead of fixing the issue, the website sent attorneys.

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So, entirely outside the purview of the government then, excepting that there is possible fraud going on

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