Fox News Flash top headlines for August 15 are here. Check out what's clicking on FoxNews.com Researchers at a cybersecurity firm said fingerprint and facial recognition data was exposed at a major biometric company, saying the potential for "fraud is massive." "This is a huge leak that endangers both the businesses and organizations involved, as well as their employees," cybersecurity firm vpnMentor said in a blog post about the breach on BioStar 2, a biometric security platform built by Suprema, one of the world's top security device and security system providers. Biometrics uses human features such as fingerprints and facial recognition for authenticating a person's ID. "Facial recognition and fingerprint information cannot be changed. Once they are stolen, it can't be undone," vpnMentor said.

A security firm is warning millions of users that a vast data breach has exposed their biometric information - including fingerprints and facial scans. The private data was found on a free to access site and contained sensitive information on a system used by banks and the police as well as thousands of other firms. It is currently unknown as to the extent of the leak but security researchers are warning it could have devastating repercussions if it falls into the wrong hands. A total of 23 gigabytes of data was found to be at risk, totalling nearly 30 million records. Security company Suprema is the firm which owns the software at fault which is often used to access secure facilities with fingerprints or facial recognition.

The fingerprints of over 1 million people, as well as facial recognition information, unencrypted usernames and passwords, and personal information of employees, was discovered on a publicly accessible database for a company used by the likes of the UK Metropolitan police, defence contractors and banks. Suprema is the security company responsible for the web-based Biostar 2 biometrics lock system that allows centralised control for access to secure facilities like warehouses or office buildings. Biostar 2 uses fingerprints and facial recognition as part of its means of identifying people attempting to gain access to buildings. Last month, Suprema announced its Biostar 2 platform was integrated into another access control system – AEOS. AEOS is used by 5,700 organisations in 83 countries, including governments, banks and the UK Metropolitan police.