United Airlines

Pierluigi Paganini April 29, 2019
United Airlines covers up seat cameras to respond to privacy concerns

United Airlines opted to cover every camera in entertainment systems embedded within the back of plane seats in response to privacy concerns. Flying on United Airlines planes it is possible to find cameras included in screen and entertainment products used by the airline and mounted in the back of the seats. “A viral photo showing a […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 11, 2015
United Airlines accounts could be easily locked-out

A security expert discovered that United Airlines accounts could be locked-out by running a brute-force attack. The effects on a large scale could be serious. According to WorldMate security officer Yosi Dahan, a threat actor could easily lock-out United Airlines users from their accounts. Dahan explained that reported the security issue in March under the United Airlines bug bounty […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 16, 2015
FBI: researcher hacked plane in-flight, causing it to “climb”

The computer security researcher Chris Roberts reported the FBI that he obtained the control of at least one commercial flight causing it to “climb”. A new search warrant filed in a federal court in New York state published Friday by the Canadian website APTN revealed that the aviation computer security researcher Chris Roberts reported the FBI that […]