The Eurail Breach and the Digital ID Problem - Eurail wanted people’s passport number to let them ride a train. Now it's for sale on the dark web.

🔗 https://reclaimthenet.org/the-eurail-breach-and-the-digital-id-problem

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u/DataDrifter_01 • 8 days ago

Seriously, why do these companies need our passport numbers just to book a train ticket? They can verify identity at the station if needed. This is pure data hoarding for who-knows-what reasons, and now everyone pays the price.

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u/mango_storm • 8 days ago

Because 'synergy' and 'customer insights' require ALL your data. Duh.

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u/NightOwlDev • 8 days ago

As someone who's worked in data security, the fact that a travel company was storing *unencrypted* passport numbers (which they almost certainly were for this to be so easily for sale) is just mind-boggling negligence. There's zero excuse.

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u/QuietReader42 • 8 days ago

Seriously. Basic security 101.

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u/code_monkey_x • 8 days ago

Another day, another breach. Guess my identity is already out there a dozen times over. What's one more?

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u/StarGazer_77 • 8 days ago

I mean, you have to show it at the border anyway. What's the big deal if they have a copy?

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