Threat Actor Allegedly Offers 50,000 Burkina Faso Passport and ID Scans

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Summary

A threat actor named smiro662 allegedly advertises a 32 GB archive with more than 50,000 Burkina Faso passport and national ID scans, reportedly containing personal details, document numbers, photos, and signatures.

Key points

  • The article reports that smiro662 is allegedly advertising the archive; the offer and data are unverified.
  • The archive is claimed to contain more than 50,000 passport and national ID scans in a 32 GB dataset.
  • Claimed contents include names, birth dates, document numbers, passport photos, and signatures.

Article Details

Incident Type
Alleged sale and exposure of scanned passport and national identity documents
Data Types Exposed
  • Passport scans and photos
  • National identity card scans
  • Names
  • Dates of birth
  • Document numbers
  • Signatures
Affected Records
More than 50,000 records, according to the advertiser's claim
Affected Data Size
Purportedly 32 GB
Ransom Or Extortion
A threat actor allegedly advertised the dataset; no ransom demand is reported.
Claim Status
alleged

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