Airline e-ticketing systems put passenger data at risk

Airlines could be putting the personal data of their passengers at risk by using unencrypted links, according to a new report. Researchers at security and data management company Wandera have uncovered a vulnerability affecting a number of e-ticketing systems that could allow third parties to view, and in some cases even change, a user's flight booking details, or print their boarding passes. The problem affects a number of major airlines including Southwest, Air France, KLM and Thomas Cook. All of these have sent unencrypted check-in links to passengers. On clicking these links, a passenger is directed to a site where… [Continue Reading]