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Football Australia data breach exposes players’ passports, contracts

The leak was independently confirmed by cybersecurity researcher Jamieson O’Reilly, founder of cybersecurity firm Dvuln.“Considering the exposure lasted for at least 681 days, it’s plausible that external attackers discovered and utilised these keys,” he said.Football Australia CEO James Johnson: The soccer organisation has suffered a mass cybersecurity incident.Credit: James Brickwood“This data is highly sensitive, particularly the personally identifiable information of players and the infrastructure scripts, which could…

Flying to Guwahati, IndiGo Mumbai Passengers Land in Bangladesh ‘Without Passports’ | Here’s Why

Posting on X, the Congress worker wrote that they have been stuck inside the aircraft for 9 hours now. (Image: X/@ANI)The airline has arranged for a new crew for the return flight of the stranded passengers to their original destinationA Mumbai to Guwahati IndiGo flight — 6E 5319 — made an emergency landing in Bangladesh’s Dhaka due to bad weather conditions and low visibility at Guwahati airport. The flight landed in Dhaka at 4 am on Saturday.The pilot was initially looking to make a landing in Kolkata, but given the…

Inspiring Vacations data breach exposes passports, travel documents

“In this scenario, the criminal could simply open an account with a legitimate crypto exchange or financial app using the name and personal details from one of the exposed passports.”A spokesman for Inspiring Vacations said the company was investigating the issue and had notified regulators including the Office of the Information Commissioner and the Australian Cyber Security Centre.This screenshot shows an e-ticket that contained the names of the Inspiring Vacations travelers, flight information, frequent flyer number,…

Yes, facial verification will replace passports at UK airports — but not in 2024

Britain is set to test facial verification tech that removes the need for passports, but experts have dashed hopes of a full launch this year. The project was unveiled this week by Phil Douglas, the director-general of the UK’s Border Force. Douglas told the Times that he aims to install new e-gates at airports that create an “intelligent border.” By integrating enhanced facial verification, the system would make physical travel documents unnecessary. Trials of the tech are expected to start…

Insomniac Hack Exposes Wolverine Video Game and Employee Passports

Photo: Anton_Ivanov (Shutterstock)Developers at Insomniac Games working on the upcoming Wolverine video game just had over a terabyte of internal data leaked on the dark web, according to Cyber Daily. A ransomware gang, Rhysida, leaked 1.3 million files on Tuesday that expose key details about PlayStation’s new Marvel video game and passport scans of Insomniac employees.How Invincible's Omni-Man Joined Mortal Kombat 1Rhysida reportedly hacked Insomniac, the developer behind the award-winning Spiderman games, on December

Terraform Labs founder Do Kwon jailed for forged passports

Terraform Labs founder Do Kwon is wanted in South Korea and the US for a scheme that lost investors $40 billion when the company's cryptocurrency plummeted last year — but, for now, he will sit in a Montenegrin prison. Kwon has been found guilty on charges of forging official documents and sentenced to four months in jail after a late March arrest while trying to board a flight to Dubai from Podgorica Airport with fake Costa Rican passports, local newspaper Vijesti reported. Han Chang-joon, Terraform Labs' former finance…

Chimpzee NFT Passports are More than Just a Financial Investment – Save Wildlife While Earning Passive Income

Chimpzee passports are one of the most sought-after NFT collections this year. They are excellent financial investments, given the project’s scope for mainstream adoption. In addition, they bring attractive passive income to holders.  But their wild rise to popularity has more aspects. Chimpzee NFT passports are considered a great social and environmental investment. Their role in beefing up the fight against wildlife destruction and climate change goes on to prove that crypto assets are capable of bringing people…

The Hardest Countries to Fly to From the US Right Now

It’s been a bumpy couple of years for international travel, what with the global pandemic we’ve been living through, and while some countries have completely reopened their doors, many haven’t. Flight and vacation restrictions continue to change on a regular basis, but at the time of writing, these are the places where you can’t fly to from the US without facing moderate to severe restrictions. In most cases, these restrictions apply on top of the need to show proof of vaccination.The entry rules and regulations set by