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HelpNetSecurity – While working on a web-mapping project, VPNMentor researchers Noam Rotem and Ran Locar discovered a publicly accessible database containing fingerprint records of over 1 million users, facial recognition information, personal information and much more.  

InfoSecurity Magazine – British Airways has come under fire from the security community again, this time after a vulnerability in its e-ticketing system was found to be exposing passenger’s personal information (PII). Security firm Wandera claimed in a blog post yesterday that the airline was sending out unencrypted check-in links to customers which contained booking reference and surname in the URL itself.

ComputerWeekly – British Airways has not addressed a potential leak of passenger details despite warnings from security researchers, but says it is aware of the issue and is taking action.

SecurityWeek – British Airways (BA) has been criticized for allowing hackers easy access to customer flight information. The issue was exposed Tuesday by researchers who discovered “a vulnerability affecting British Airways’ e-ticketing system that exposes passengers’ personally identifiable information (PII).”

ComputerWeekly – The discovery of a publicly accessible database of biometric information highlights failings by the supplier, the need for supply chain security, and the challenges of using biometric data.