The World-Check database belongs to Thomson Reuters and is used by banks, governments and intelligence agencies to screen people for criminal ties and links to terrorism. Security researcher Chris Vickery claims to have obtained a 2014 copy of the database. Thomson Reuters said on Wednesday that it was “grateful” to Vickery for the alert. The “third-party” that leaked the database has taken it down, the company added. Vickery declined to share how he obtained the data, but he’s contacted Thomson Reuters about securing the source.”]