Analyst Parfentiev: passport data leaks if companies do not delete them in time Russian data leaks to scammers, Sputnik radio reports. The analyst explained that personal data includes a variety of information about a person, but fraudsters are most interested in data that opens access to finance. To obtain information about the bank accounts of citizens, attackers use social engineering methods. Parfentiev named companies that do not delete information on time, those responsible for the leakage of passport data. “In most cases, personal data leaks occur due to the fact that they continue to be stored after the purpose of their collection and processing has been achieved … That is, the company no longer needs to store personal data, but they continue to store it, which attracts the attention of cybercriminals, ”the specialist explained. Parfentiev added that passport data is in demand among fraudsters. To protect citizens' information from leakage,
