U.S. border Agency Says There Was A Cyber Attack Cyber Attack;Traveler Photos Stolen

 U.S. Customs and Border Protection says that A “malicious cyberattack” on a subcontractor compromised photographs of travelers going into and out of the country, along with license plates, the agency said Monday.

Customers and Border Protection has known about the attack since May 31. According to agency, a subcontractor transferred the images to its network “in violation of CBP policies and without CBP’s authorization or knowledge.”

The photos contain fewer than 100,000 people in vehicles entering and exiting the United States “through a few specific lanes at a single land border Port of Entry over a 1.5 month period,” according to a CBP spokesperson.

Officials claim that the stolen information hasn’t shown up on the internet or dark web. The Register found files from CBP contractor Perceptics, which makes license plate readers, on the dark web last month.

CBP hasn’t confirmed which of its contractors was attacked, so it’s not clear if the two incidents are connected.

The breach drew condemnation from privacy advocates, including the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EEF).

Large Scale Cyber Attacks Bombard Russia & Ukraine

A large-scale cyberattack is easing its way through a number of Ukrainian and Russian targets today. So far, in Russia, oil producer Rosneft and metal company Evraz have been affected by the attack. In Ukraine, Boryspil airport, the banking system, a state power distributer and even the Ukrainian government have been hit. Flight delays are e