Security News
RavnAir canceled at least a half-dozen flights in Alaska on Saturday — at the peak of holiday travel — following what the company described as “a malicious cyber attack” on its computer network....
A former contractor of British low-cost airline Jet2 has been sentenced to 10 months in prison for a cyberattack that shut down the airline’s systems for over 12 hours, the UK’s National Crime...
A massive data breach at Indonesian airline Lion Air that affected millions of customers stolen was the fault of staff at a contractor, the airline's Malaysia subsidiary said Monday. read more
Some of the airlines that manage booking systems themselves have failed to implement important protection mechanisms, exposing their customers’ personal information, a researcher has warned. read more
Amadeus Patches Check-In Software Used by Hundreds of AirlinesA vulnerability in global airline check-in software used by 500 airlines could have been exploited to download other individuals'...
Patched IDOR hole would have been child's play to exploit A now-patched vulnerability in the Amadeus flight reservation system – used by airlines around the planet – could, or may, have been...
Quick-fire summary of the past few days of news Roundup Welcome back, Brits, from your three-day Bank Holiday week. Allow us to catch you up on recent infosec comings and goings.…
Researcher's stumbling on bug was risky to say the least A cybersecurity professor has insisted he was not hunting for a vulnerability when he found a denial-of-service bug on an in-flight...
Up to eight airlines do not encrypt e-ticketing booking systems - leaving personal customer data open for the taking.
The check-in links sent to customers by several major airlines from around the world can allow hackers to obtain passengers’ personal information and possibly make changes to their booking, mobile...