'united states customs and border protection' database shows 4,322 travelers with the same birthday, hometown, and last known IP address.
A junior analyst at a cybersecurity think tank in Maryland has stumbled upon what he calls a "statistical impossibility." While cross-referencing travel records from united states customs and border protection for a standard compliance audit, he noticed that exactly 4,322 entries shared an identical string of meta-data: March 3rd birthdays, a specific small-town zip code, and a single, recycled IPv4 address. The kicker? Every single one of those travelers had their entry flagged with a manual override code used only for "identity-compromised persons."