U.S. Customs and Border Protection has not always protected its Mobile Passport Control applications, a new report says. CBP did not scan 91% of app updates released between 2016 and 2019 as is required to detect vulnerabilities. The agency was not always notified when updates occurred, according to the report. The OIG audit, conducted from March 2020 to April 2021, yielded eight recommendations to improve security hygiene. The CBP says it will form an oversight team in fiscal 2022 that will monitor MPC applications to help ensure the security of travelers’ PII.”]
Source: https://www.cuinfosecurity.com/us-customs-apps-put-travelers-pii-at-risk-a-17132