Global terror database World-Check leaked
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/06/29/global_terror_database_worldcheck_leaked_online
The terrorist database used by global banks and intelligence
agencies World-Check has reportedly leaked online. The
mid-2014 version of the database contains some 2.2 million
records and is used by 49 of the world's 50 largest banks,
along with 300 government and intelligence agencies. The
Thomson Reuters database is accused of falsely designating
citizens and organisations as terrorists. Banks have used this
data in whole or in part to shutter accounts, effectively
locking people out of vast swathes of the global banking
system. Established security researcher Chris Vickery found
the database and told The Register it is still exposed online
after he disclosed its location to Thomson Reuters. "As far
as I know, the original location of the leak is still exposed
to the public internet," Vickery says. "Thomson Reuters is
working feverishly to get it secured."
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