WASHINGTON: The US State Department said on Friday it was having
technical problems with its overseas passport and visa systems, and was
investigating the root cause of the issue.
Asked what caused the
problems and whether it was a malicious action or hack, the State
Department said: “We are working urgently to correct the problem and
expect the system to be fully operational again soon.” The State
Department said the issue was not specific to any particular country,
citizenship document or visa category.
Passport applications
accepted overseas on or after May 26 were affected, it said, adding that
passports for emergency travel could be issued.
The news comes as the United States deals with a cyber attack on the computer systems of the Office of Personnel Management.
The
US Senate Intelligence Committee said on June 10 the massive theft of
data appeared to have been state sponsored, although it stopped short of
pointing the finger at China.
The White House said on Friday it
would not confirm reports that as many as 14 million current and former
US government employees had their personal information exposed to
hackers.
Source: Reuters
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