U.S. Customs and Border Protection has not always protected its Mobile Passport Control applications, a new report says. CBP has oversight over six MPC apps, which are designed to expedite millions of travelers through CBP’s inspection process. The OIG audit, conducted from March 2020 to April 2021, found CBP did not scan 91% of application updates released between 2016 and 2019 as is required to detect vulnerabilities. The CBP says it will form an oversight team in fiscal 2022 that will monitor MPC applications.”]
Source: https://www.govinfosecurity.com/us-customs-apps-put-travelers-pii-at-risk-a-17132