252M IDENTITIES DUMPED ONLINE IN MASSIVE LEAK AFFECTING 7 COUNTRIES

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Over 252 million identity records from seven countries—Turkey, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Mexico, South Africa, and Canada—were exposed through three misconfigured servers in Brazil and the UAE. These contained government-level profiles with ID numbers, birth dates, contact details, and addresses. The databases had similar structures, suggesting a single operator, but the source remains unknown. Turkey, Egypt, and South Africa were most affected. Cybernews contacted hosting providers, and the data is no longer publicly accessible as of June.