"British Airways Check-In Flaw Exposes Personal Data"

British Airways (BA) has been discovered to contain a security flaw in its e-ticketing system. According to security researchers at Wandera, the e-ticketing system used by BA lacks encryption, allowing the exposure of passenger data such as booking details, names, telephone numbers, email addresses, and more. The security flaw could also allow malicious actors to modify a passenger's flight booking details. Security experts call for developers to consider security in the design of such systems. This article continues to discuss the flaw discovered in the BA e-ticketing system, what types of data can be exposed through the exploitation of this flaw, BA's response to this discovery, and the importance of designing such systems with security in mind. 

Silicon UK reports "British Airways Check-In Flaw Exposes Personal Data"

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