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'Multiple' reports of drones shut down London's Gatwick airport
2018-12-20 09:38

Christmas tradition of travel chaos continues No flights have left London's Gatwick Airport since just before 21:00 UTC last night after drones were apparently spotted over the airspace.…

American bloke hauls US govt into court after border cops cuffed him, demanded he unlock his phone at airport
2018-12-18 21:43

California traveler wants damages for being made to open mobe, miss flight A California man is suing the US government for civil rights violations after he was apparently detained and forced to...

Airport mislays world’s most expensive USB stick
2018-10-10 09:54

In October 2017, a member of the public found a USB stick containing a trove of data on security systems and procedures at one of the world’s busiest airports.

Heathrow Airport Fined £120,000 for Lost USB Storage Drive
2018-10-09 12:48

Privacy Regulator Cites Data Protection 'Catalog of Shortcomings'Heathrow, the U.K.'s largest airport, has been fined by the country's privacy watchdog for a series of data security missteps that...

Remember that lost memory stick from Heathrow Airport? The terrorist's wet dream? So does the ICO
2018-10-08 14:10

Operator fined £120k by UK data watchdog Heathrow Airport Limited (HAL) has been fined £120,000 by the UK's data watchdog for the loss of an unencrypted USB memory stick reportedly containing...

Ever used an airport lounge printer? You probably don't know how blabby they can be
2018-10-02 09:27

Internet architecture stalwart wants DNS Service Discovery rewritten to protect privacy Privacy consultant and former Internet Architecture Board president Christian Huitema has said he reckons...

Ransomware Disrupts Flight Boards at U.K. Airport
2018-09-17 15:51

Bristol Airport in the United Kingdom was hit recently by a ransomware incident that caused disruption to flight information display systems, forcing staff to resort to whiteboards and markers. read more

Ransomware Attack Takes Down Bristol Airport's Flight Display Screens
2018-09-17 13:18

Bristol Airport has blamed a ransomware attack for causing a blackout of flight information screens for two days over the weekend. The airport said that the attack started Friday morning, taking...

Bristol airport pulls flight info system offline following attack by 'online criminals'
2018-09-17 12:28

No flight delays, miraculously* Bristol Airport deliberately yanked its flight screens offline for two days over the weekend in response to a cyberattack.…

Top 5 riskiest airport Wi-Fi
2018-09-10 17:57

Whatever you do, try to avoid connecting to free wifi at these airports, begs TechRepublic's Tom Merritt