Over a million fingerprints have been exposed online by biometric security firm Suprema. Cyber-security firm VPNMentor managed to access the data from Suprema’s security tool Biostar 2. The tool is used by nearly 30 million of companies worldwide, including the UK’s Metropolitan Police. Other accessible sensitive data included facial recognition data, addresses and passwords. In total, 23 gigabytes of data containing thousands records were found exposed online. This could be used in a wide range of “disastrous” criminal activities, according to VPNMentor in a blog about the discovery.
Over a million fingerprints have been exposed online by biometric security firm Suprema. Cyber-security firm VPNMentor managed to access the data from Suprema’s security tool Biostar 2. The tool is used by thousands of companies worldwide, including the UK’s Metropolitan Police. Other accessible sensitive data included facial recognition data, addresses and passwords. In total, 23 gigabytes of data containing nearly 30 million records were found exposed online. This could be used in a wide range of “disastrous” criminal activities, according to VPNMentor in a blog about the discovery.