The US Government’s Database of Traveler Photos Has Been Compromised, CBP Says

A subcontractor with the US Customs and Border Protection agency has suffered a data breach that has exposed the photos of travelers and vehicles traveling in and out of the United States. The database of identifying photos had been transferred to a CBP subcontractor’s company network without the US agency’s authorization or knowledge, CBP explained. Read CBP’s full statement below:
U.S. Customs and Border Protection Statement
Unauthorized Access of CBP Data
June 10, 2019

On May 31, 2019, CBP learned that a subcontractor, in violation of CBP policies and without CBP’s authorization or knowledge, had transferred copies of license plate images and traveler images collected by CBP to the subcontractor’s company network.

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