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#8 BleepingComputer general September 08, 2026 at 07:35 UTC

220 million traveler records exposed in Vietnam-linked APIS leak

By Ax Sharma

AI Summary

An exposed Advance Passenger Information System (APIS) database linked to Vietnam leaked 220 million passenger and crew records including names, passport numbers, dates of birth, nationalities, and flight details spanning 2017–2026. Researchers accessed the cloud-hosted system using default credentials, exposing a systemic failure in securing sensitive border control data. The dataset's scope — nearly a decade of international travel records — makes it a significant counterintelligence and identity theft risk.

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