"Flaw in Multiple Airline Systems Exposes Passenger Data"

Eight airlines have been found to contain security flaws in their e-ticketing systems. According to security researchers at Wandera, these e-ticketing systems lack encryption, allowing for the exposure of personally identifiable information (PII) to malicious actors as well as the modification of flight booking details or boarding passes. This article continues to discuss the security flaws, what their exploitation could allow potential hackers to do, the responses to the discovery of these flaws from affected airlines, and past incidents of cyberattacks on airlines.

Threatpost reports "Flaw in Multiple Airline Systems Exposes Passenger Data"