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News in brief: inflight systems ‘can be hacked’; LA seeks extradition of ‘cyberattacker’; Uber safety fears grow – Naked Security

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News in brief: inflight systems 'can be hacked'; LA seeks extradition of 'cyberattacker'; Uber safety fears grow
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Most people who are afraid of flying distract themselves with an inflight movie or a couple of beers. Not so nervous flyer Ruben Santamarta, a researcher with IOActive, who prefers to deal with his fears by understanding what he's scared of. It was in …
IOActive Labs Research: In Flight Hacking SystemIOActive
Hackers could take control of a plane using in-flight entertainment systemTelegraph.co.uk

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United launches bug bounty, but in-flight systems off limits

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United Airlines is offering rewards to researchers for finding flaws in its websites but the company is excluding bugs related to in-flight systems, which the U.S. government says may be increasingly targeted by hackers.

The bug bounty program rewards people with miles that can be used for the company’s Mileage Plus loyalty program as opposed to cash, which web giants such as Google, Facebook and Yahoo pay.

Many companies have launched reward programs to attract independent researchers to investigate their software code and confidentially report flaws before hackers discover them.

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