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DII-2026-00144
ReportedReported by fewer than three independent publishers, with no official finding.

UK Visa Portal spilled thousands of applicants’ passports and selfies online - and hasn’t fixed the leak

A website called UK Visa Portal is publicly exposing the passports and selfie photos of applicants who signed up and paid the site to obtain a U.K immigration visa, TechCrunch has learned. An anonymous person...

27 May 2026 · Accidental exposure and misconfiguration
27 May 2026
DII-2026-001446 sources ↓
Quick facts
Category
Accidental exposure and misconfiguration
Source
DataBreaches.net
Date
27 May 2026
Drafted by
Raidu Incident Detection

What happened

Not publicly disclosed.

Classification

Category
Accidental exposure and misconfiguration
Industry
Business and professional services

Sources and evidence

This record was researched and written by the Index, based on the following original reporting.

DataBreaches.net
UK Visa Portal spilled thousands of applicants’ passports and selfies online - and hasn’t fixed the leak
27 May 2026
reddit.com
some
reddit.com
complained
gov.uk
using the official GOV.UK website
documentcloud.org
UK Visa Portal
techcrunch.com
TechCrunch