Abu Dhabi Finance Week attendee passport data leak
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The Abu Dhabi Finance Week organizer exposed passport details and other identity data for about 700 attendees, creating a serious privacy and impersonation risk. An independent researcher found the material on an unprotected cloud storage system associated with the event, and the files may have been publicly accessible for at least two months. The exposed records included people such as David Cameron and Anthony Scaramucci, underscoring the sensitivity of the leak. The server was secured after the issue was identified.
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19.02.2026 22:50 2 articles · 3mo ago
ADFW attendee passport data exposure disclosed
Initial DisclosureAbu Dhabi Finance Week exposed passport details, ID cards, and other personally identifiable data for about 700 attendees, including David Cameron and Anthony Scaramucci, after an independent security researcher used off-the-shelf software to find the files on an unprotected cloud storage system associated with the summit; ADFW later secured the server after being notified.
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- Abu Dhabi Finance Week Exposed VIP Passport Details — www.darkreading.com — 19.02.2026 22:50
- Abu Dhabi Finance Week Exposed VIP Passport Details — www.darkreading.com — 19.02.2026 22:50