2026 Bangladesh Election Commission — 14K journalists (portal exposure)
Data compromised
National IDs, phone numbers, application copies, photographs, signatures, media documents
Technical writeup
Bangladesh Election Commission's online accreditation portal (pr.ecs.gov.bd) exposed journalist applicant data for approximately two hours on January 31, 2026. Technical failure allowed anyone accessing the website to view complete list of ~14,000 journalist applicants on homepage. Exposed: national ID numbers, mobile numbers, full application copies, photographs, signatures, office ID cards, media documents. EC disputed calling it a leak, claiming info was visible but not downloadable.
Root cause
Technical failure; misconfigured portal