Cybersecurity
Companies Puzzled After Report Says Their Biometric Data Leaked
- VpnMentor researchers say fingerprints, passwords compromised
- British companies implicated question validity of claims
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Millions of pieces of personal data, including fingerprints, may have been leaked from a cloud-based service that stores biometric data for companies and organizations worldwide, security researchers said.
Computer scientists working with software firm VpnMentor said they discovered a vulnerability in South Korean Suprema Inc.’s Biostar 2 program, which left unencrypted usernames and passwords accessible to outsiders.