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One Million Passports Leaked Online_SCHNEIER:5A984DD8586ACE6B522ADEED9725C85A

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A database of almost a million passports from around the world was leaked online.

Note what happened. A high-value credential--a passport--was used in an ancillary low-value authentication system: ID verification for cannabis dispensaries. And it's the low-value system that got hacked, putting the high-value credential at risk.
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ID SCHNEIER:5A984DD8586ACE6B522ADEED9725C85A
Published Jun 26, 2026 at 11:03

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