Hackers Had a Live Feed of Every ID a Verification Company Scanned for Over a Year
beardyw · hn · 2026-09-04
Per Techdirt, hackers breached an identity verification company and had a live feed of every ID scanned for over a year, exposing a massive trove of sensitive user identity data. The incident highlights the security risk of IDV vendors acting as single points of failure for concentrated personal data.
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