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Ars Technica Apr 5, 2026 at 11:07 Big Tech

CBP facility codes sure seem to have leaked via online flashcards

Quizlet flashcards seem to include sensitive information about gate security at CBP locations.

By Sammy Sussman, WIRED.com Original source
CBP facility codes sure seem to have leaked via online flashcards

A user on Quizlet, an online learning platform, created a public flashcard set in February that appears to have exposed highly confidential information about security procedures in US Customs and Border Protection facilities around Kingsville, Texas. The Quizlet set, titled “USBP Review,” was available to the public until March 20, when it was made private less than half an hour after WIRED messaged a phone number potentially linked to the Quizlet user. Though an individual with the user’s name was listed at an address of an apartment less than a mile from a Kingsville CBP facility, WIRED has not been able to verify that the flashcard set was created by an active CBP agent or contractor. “This incident is being reviewed by CBP’s Office of Professional Responsibility,” a CBP spokesperson wrote in a statement to WIRED. “We will not be getting ahead of this review. A review should not be taken as an indication of wrongdoing.”Read full article Comments

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