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Sead Fadilpašić

Over 9 million facial recognition images leaked in major breach at reverse image search and identity verification service

Back View of Young Black Man Walking and Looking at Big Digital Screens Glitching While Displaying Code Lines. Professional Hacker Breaking Through Cybersecurity Protection System, Changing Code.
  • Researcher inds ClarityCheck’s exposed 450GB database with 9M+ user images
  • Leak included faces, profiles, and photos, risking identity theft and phishing abuse
  • Company secured access quickly; no evidence of dark web distribution or misuse so far

An online reverse-lookup platform has inadvertently leaked millions of faces on the internet, putting people at risk of identity theft, phishing, and more, experts have warned.

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