Data from 28M passports at risk

By Bernadette E. Tamayo

Sep 20, 2024 12:13 am

(UPDATE) THE personal data of some 28 million passport holders may have been compromised after the national printing office failed to install a cybersecurity system that would protect that information, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Thursday.

Foreign Affairs Assistant Secretary Adelio Cruz of the Office of Consular Affairs made this revelation on Thursday at a Senate hearing on the department's proposed 2025 budget.

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