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World-Check is a global database containing information on potentially high-risk people and entities.

It was an unnamed third party, allegedly based in Singapore, which had access to the World-Check database.

Data leak

On the list are also persons accused of organized crime, terrorism, and more.

Almost a decade ago, an older copy of the World-Check database leaked.

Subsequent analysis discovered a former advisor to the U.K. government with the terrorism label.

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