After Hacking, Maker of License-Plate Scanners Suspended by Customs

The longtime maker of license-plate scanners and other surveillance equipment used along the U.S. border was suspended from federal contracting by U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials, who cited “evidence of conduct indicating a lack of business honesty or integrity,” federal records show. The rare punishment temporarily prevents the longtime contractor, Perceptics, from doing business with the federal government and could land the company on a years-long government blacklist.