Financial Times

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Last mentioned: 4d ago

Timeline

  1. Public Disclosure

    The Financial Times publishes the report detailing the exposure of high-profile passport data.

  2. Vulnerability Flagged

    The Financial Times contacts ADFW regarding an unprotected server discovered by Roni Suchowski.

  3. Server Secured

    ADFW secures the storage environment immediately upon identification of the leak.

  4. ADFW 2025 Held

    Abu Dhabi Finance Week hosts 35,000 global attendees.

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Data Breaches Bearish

Abu Dhabi Finance Summit Data Leak Exposes Passports of Global Elite

A security lapse at Abu Dhabi Finance Week (ADFW) exposed the passport scans and identity documents of over 700 high-profile attendees, including former UK PM David Cameron and billionaire Alan Howard. The data was discovered on an unprotected cloud server managed by a third-party vendor, highlighting persistent risks in event-related data management.

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