US: CBP hit with New Year’s Day passenger processing system shutdown
US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) started 2018 with an unintentional two-hour shutdown of its computer system the evening of Jan. 1, generating significant delays at several US airports for passengers arriving from international originating points. CBP issued a statement at about 10:30 p.m. indicating all affected airports were back on line “after a temporary outage of CBP’s processing systems.” CBP said there was no indication that the disruption—which began at approximately 7:30 p.m. EST and ended at about 9:30 p.m.—was malicious in nature. “During the disruption, CBP had access to national security-related databases and all travelers were scanned according to security standards,” CBP said. In its official statement, CBP said it “took immediate action to address the technology disruption. CBP officers continued to process international travelers using alternative procedures at affected airports. Travelers at some ports of entry experienced longer than usual wait times as CBP officers processed travelers as quickly as possible while maintaining the highest levels of security.”<br/>
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US: CBP hit with New Year’s Day passenger processing system shutdown
US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) started 2018 with an unintentional two-hour shutdown of its computer system the evening of Jan. 1, generating significant delays at several US airports for passengers arriving from international originating points. CBP issued a statement at about 10:30 p.m. indicating all affected airports were back on line “after a temporary outage of CBP’s processing systems.” CBP said there was no indication that the disruption—which began at approximately 7:30 p.m. EST and ended at about 9:30 p.m.—was malicious in nature. “During the disruption, CBP had access to national security-related databases and all travelers were scanned according to security standards,” CBP said. In its official statement, CBP said it “took immediate action to address the technology disruption. CBP officers continued to process international travelers using alternative procedures at affected airports. Travelers at some ports of entry experienced longer than usual wait times as CBP officers processed travelers as quickly as possible while maintaining the highest levels of security.”<br/>
