Terrorism database of suspected individuals leaked on internet

Terrorism is a nagging nuisance world over, but the general public has little information on how huge the menace is. But that changed recently, as a database of 2.2 million suspected terrorists and people linked to organized crime, prepared by intelligence agencies, banks and companies around the world, leaked out onto the internet.

The database, called World-Check, was managed by the Thomson Reuters financial data firm for its clients. However, security researcher Chris Vickery discovered a 2014 version of the list that didn't require a password to access information and brought it to the notice of concerned authorities.

Thomson Reuters said it reached the unnamed third party that had posted the information and that it had agreed to remove the list from the internet. The list collates risk profiles on individuals with alleged links to terrorist groups, corruption and organized crime world over.