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UK Visa Portal spilled thousands of applicants’ passports and selfies online - and hasn’t fixed the leak
A severe data breach has been discovered in the UK's visa application portal, exposing thousands of applicant passports and personal photos online. According to the report, the critical security flaw that allowed the data access has yet to be fully remediated by the authorities.
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This is a textbook failure in securing sensitive PII and highlights the importance of robust access control and prompt incident response. For engineers working on government or enterprise systems, it is a stark reminder of the stakes.
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