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milkyteapls t1_j5o95mg wrote

>unsecured server

Is that really "hacking"?

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StillBurningInside t1_j5oaxhp wrote

No , it’s not . This list is available to be accessed by all security at every airport. It’s simply a database.

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SteO153 OP t1_j5oh7co wrote

Is the list public? Because that something can be accessed by many people doesn't mean that it can be accessed by everyone, nor that the information can be made public, or that there is no access control over it. It is the difference between public information and internal information.

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StillBurningInside t1_j5pnvtp wrote

Check Lexus nexus. I got a hunch it’s quasi public information. IF You are on that list you might have been notified

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guysguy t1_j5p3q23 wrote

Yes. That’s how all hacking is done. If it were secured the data couldn’t be accessed.

How you get to the unsecured part depends, of course.

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MapleTebras t1_j5o6bph wrote

" suspected terrorists" Can be as simple as you having a weird picture with a round object in it.

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misdirected_asshole t1_j5o7546 wrote

It'll get better with AI, trust us.

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-xss t1_j5szxb3 wrote

If a human operator in an Apache with advanced optics can gun down an entire group of people because he mistook a camera for an RPG, then why can't AI do it too? Equal opportunity for our silicon brethren!

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supercyberlurker t1_j5p8bd1 wrote

What I thought it was: Hacker breaks into and modifies no-fly list!!!

What it actually was: Hacker reads largely public information.

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autotldr t1_j5o4ci7 wrote

This is the best tl;dr I could make, original reduced by 71%. (I'm a bot)


> A 23-year-old hacker from Lucerne has caused chaos for the United States Transportation Security Administration after hacking the country's no-fly list.

> Through the vulnerable system, the hacker was able to gain access to a list which details information on 1,5 million known or suspected terrorists that are forbidden from flying.

> The hacker is already suspected of being behind a huge hack in the US in 2021, where more than 150.000 surveillance cameras belonging to the company Verkada were hacked.


Extended Summary | FAQ | Feedback | Top keywords: hack^#1 list^#2 Kottmann^#3 no-fly^#4 terrorists^#5

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washiXD t1_j5oa7l3 wrote

If everyone would think like Turkey/Erdogan: OK. So Switzerland just lost its neutrality.

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