British Airways e-ticketing system could expose passenger details
ComputerWeekly – British Airways has not addressed a potential leak of passenger details despite warnings from security researchers, but says it is aware of the issue and is taking action.
British Airways Criticized for Exposing Passenger Flight Details
SecurityWeek – British Airways (BA) has been criticized for allowing hackers easy access to customer flight information. The issue was exposed Tuesday by researchers who discovered “a vulnerability affecting British Airways’ e-ticketing system that exposes passengers’ personally identifiable information (PII).”
Publicly accessible biometric database highlights key failings
ComputerWeekly – The discovery of a publicly accessible database of biometric information highlights failings by the supplier, the need for supply chain security, and the challenges of using biometric data.
How a ‘NULL’ License Plate Landed One Hacker in Ticket Hell
WIRED – Joseph Tartaro never meant to cause this much trouble. Especially for himself. In late 2016, Tartaro decided to get a vanity license plate. A security researcher by trade, he ticked down possibilities that related to his work: SEGFAULT, maybe, or something to do with vulnerabilities.
Boeing – Say It Ain’t So…
Security Boulevard – “…security researcher Ruben Santamarta sat in his home office in Madrid and partook in some creative googling, searching for technical documents related to his years-long obsession: the cybersecurity of airplanes.”

