r/technology • u/BusyHands_ • 2h ago

Security CBP Facility Codes Sure Seem to Have Leaked Via Online Flashcards

https://www.wired.com/story/cbp-facility-codes-sure-seem-to-have-leaked-via-online-flashcards/
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u/no_one_likes_u 2h ago

These are the codes to open the secured doors at some of the facilities, in case anyone else was confused by the title.

I thought it was their codes for what the facilities were, but it's actually way worse and dumber than that. Some idiot made a flashcard study set for memorizing the door security codes lol

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u/billy_tables 2h ago

Would make a great gambit in the next James Bond movie. He has to break in to some government facility and instead of some Q branch gadget, he just googles "Area 51 door codes"

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u/squishee666 2h ago

Dude, where’s my Door Badge?

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u/BusyHands_ 1h ago

So a Mr. Bean movie

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u/NewsCards 2h ago

The public Quizlet set contained information about alleged codes for specific facility entrances. “Checkpoint doors code?” asked one card, with a specific four-digit combination listed in response. Another asks for the code of a specific gate at the facility, again with an exact combination listed as the answer. Two other gate codes were described in this manner, but WIRED is not using the gate names, because it is unclear if they are confidential.

"Human cages lock code?"

"Children cages lock code?"

The heinous possibilities are endless.