The UK Visa Portal has leaked thousands of applicants' passports and selfies online, leaving sensitive personal data exposed while failing to address the security breach.
An anonymous person alerted TechCrunch about the security lapse
May 27, 2026
01:23 pm
What's the storyUK Visa Portal, a third-party website that assists people in obtaining UK immigration visas, has suffered a major data breach.
The site is said to have exposed the passports and selfie photos of its users.
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