May 15, 2017

News in brief: United cockpit codes leaked online; WhatsApp fined; Netflix pulled from rooted phones

Your daily round-up of some of the other stories in the news

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September 20, 2016

Student cybervandal earns $300,000 for hacking US Airlines

The student who formerly hacked a rival school is now getting $300,000 worth of air miles from United Airlines' Bug Bounty Program.

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August 10, 2016

Teen hacker flies to Black Hat on his one million free airmiles

The biggest payout from United Airlines for his 20+ bugs was a 250,000 mile reward for an undisclosed flaw.

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July 21, 2015

Baby, you can hack my car: researchers take over a Jeep from 10 miles away

Two renowned security researchers have discovered a way to remotely hack into and take over a Jeep Cherokee, controlling the brakes and accelerator as well as other components.

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July 18, 2015

SSCC 207 – Windows 2003 R2? The train stops here! [PODCAST]

Our weekly quarter-hour podcast where we turn the latest security news into advice you can use - and have fun at the same time. Enjoy!

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July 13, 2015

United Airlines pays hacker one million air miles in bug bounty reward

It didn't take Jordan Wiens very long to find a vulnerability in United Airlines' network, but the payoff was huge - one million free air miles for about six hours of work.

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May 23, 2015

You STILL support encryption designed to be crackable in 1995? 60 Sec Security [VIDEO]

Watch this week's "60 Second Security" - the one-minute news roundup video with attitude!

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May 18, 2015

United Airlines: Hack our site for free miles (just don’t mess with onboard systems)

United Airlines is offering up to 1 million free air miles in a new bug bounty program that rewards hackers who discover security flaws in the airline's websites, apps and databases.

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January 16, 2015

Thieves hijack miles from American and United Airlines accounts

Usernames and passwords stolen from a third party were used to book free trips or upgrades on American and United Airlines: yet another sad tale of password reuse!

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