Critical Flaws Discovered in Belgian eID Software Used by 2 Million People
TL;DR
The vulnerabilities affected software used by eight of Belgium’s ten largest banks and over 60 government agencies. The post Critical Flaws Discovered in Belgian eID Software Used by 2 Million People appeared first on SecurityWeek.
What Happened
Critical Flaws Discovered in Belgian eID Software Used by 2 Million People, reported by SecurityWeek.
The vulnerabilities affected software used by eight of Belgium’s ten largest banks and over 60 government agencies. The post Critical Flaws Discovered in Belgian eID Software Used by 2 Million People appeared first on SecurityWeek.
For the full technical details, see the original report.
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