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Hackers steal 100,000 traveler photos from border patrol database

Monday, June 10, 2019 by Piyush Suthar | Comments

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US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officials on Monday said that one of its subcontractors had been breached in a “malicious cyberattack,” exposing images of travelers coming in and out of the country. Less than 100,000 people had their information compromised by the attack, according to a law enforcement official. The database, which comprised of photos of people’s faces and license plates, had been transferred to the subcontractor’s network without the federal agency’s authorization or knowledge, a CBP spokesperson told The Register. However, the stolen photo data didn’t include any identifying information, and no passport or other travel document photos…

This story continues at The Next Web

Authored by Piyush Suthar
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