Francis Tuffy
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Monday, February 23, 2026
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Cybersecurity
VIP Passport Data Exposed After High-Profile Finance Conference
A misconfigured cloud storage environment linked to Abu Dhabi Finance Week (ADFW) left scans of 700 passports and state ID cards belonging to high-profile delegates publicly accessible after the December 2025 event. The platform, created for event registration and VIP accreditation, was not protected by authentication and was indexable using standard search techniques.
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