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A security lapse at prison pay phone service Pay Tel publicly exposed over 300K callers’ driver’s licenses

TechCrunch • Thu, 28 May 2026

A security lapse at prison pay phone service Pay Tel publicly exposed over 300K callers’ driver’s licenses

Pay Tel secured the publicly exposed data after security researchers discovered the leak containing callers' sensitive ID documents and inmate communications.

What happened?

Pay Tel secured the publicly exposed data after security researchers discovered the leak containing callers' sensitive ID documents and inmate communications.

Story details

Pay Tel secured the publicly exposed data after security researchers discovered the leak containing callers' sensitive ID documents and inmate communications.

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https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/28/a-security-lapse-at-prison-payphone-service-pay-tel-publicly-exposed-over-300000-callers-drivers-licenses/