U.S. Customs and Border Protection Says Traveler Images Were Exposed in a Cyberattack

U.S. Customs and Border Protection said Monday that photos of travelers and license plates collected at the nation's borders have been exposed in a malicious cyberattack in what a leading congressman called a "major privacy breach."

The federal agency did not name the subcontractor whose computer network was hacked but the announcement followed news that a Tennessee-based company that bills itself as the sole provider of stationary license plate readers at U.S. borders had been compromised.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection said Monday that photos of travelers and license plates collected at the nation's borders have been exposed in a malicious cyberattack in what a leading congressman called a "major privacy breach." The federal agency did not name the subcontractor whose computer network was hacked but the announcement followed news that a Tennessee-based company that bills itself as the sole provider of stationary license plate readers at U.S. borders had been compromised.