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Hackers Steal Traveller Data From US Customs And Border Protection
Tuesday, June 11, 2019
The news that the CBP had its data compromised has worried the security industry.
“What is strange in this story is the timing,” said Ilia Kolochenko, founder and CEO of web security company ImmuniWeb. “Just after the unwarranted transfer of confidential data to the subcontractor’s network, they suddenly got hacked as if someone has been purposefully waiting for this.”
“Of course, we may suppose that the subcontractor had been breached and backdoored for a while already, but this puts in question the vetting process at CBP when selecting suppliers to handle sensitive data,” said Kolochenko. “In any case, it is imperative that CBP conducts an internal audit on their suppliers to review how the latter enforce internal security and data handling procedures.”
Another expert said this breach underlines the need to vet third-parties security practices. Read Full Article
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