Airport boarding gate display leaks booking codes, puts passenger data at risk

Jan 10, 2017 in Uncategorized
Attackers could gain full control over passenger bookings, cancel flights, and steal sensitive information with leaked booking codes.

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While waiting for my flight to begin boarding at a European airport recently, I noticed that one of the screens at the gate showed a timed-out web browser window. Being curious and more than a little bored, I opened the IP address displayed on the screen on my smartphone expecting it to be unreachable from the internet.

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Source: Symantec