U.S. Customs and Border Protection traveler photo data base breach

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  1. hawki

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    "U.S. Customs and Border Protection says photos of travelers into and out of the country were recently taken in a data breach

    On Monday, CBP said it learned last month that the images, which also include license plate photos, were accessed through the network of one of its subcontractors. Customs maintains a database including passport and visa photos. CBP declined to say what images were stolen or how many people were affected.

    The CBP database is used at airports as part of a facial-recognition program from the agency"

    https://www.washingtonpost.com/news...aken-in-a-data-breach/?utm_term=.92c093c51d53
     
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