Hackaday Links: June 7, 2020

For many of us who were in college at the time, the 1989 release of Will Wright’s classic SimCity sounded the death knell of our GPAs. Being able to create virtual worlds and then smite them with a tornado or a kaiju attack was the stuff of a procrastinator’s dreams. …read more

Continue reading Hackaday Links: June 7, 2020

Malware Threat Hunting in Airport Systems – KPIs/Metrics to Track [on hold]

I am trying to figure out how to detect potential threats from malwares in various systems installed in the airport.

To be specific, my focus is on the following systems in airports:

Baggage Handling System (BHS)
X-ray mac… Continue reading Malware Threat Hunting in Airport Systems – KPIs/Metrics to Track [on hold]

Apple Releases Firmware Security Updates for AirPort Base Stations

Apple recently released a series of updates that address several firmware security issues affecting its AirPort base stations. Released on 30 May, the changes fix eight vulnerabilities that apply to the AirPort Extreme and AirPort Time Capsule base sta… Continue reading Apple Releases Firmware Security Updates for AirPort Base Stations

Hong Kong airline hacked, 9.4 million customers affected

Cathay Pacific Airways has released a notice announcing it has discovered “unauthorized access” to data belonging to 9.4 million passengers, including names, nationalities, phone numbers, email, physical address, and more. “The Compan… Continue reading Hong Kong airline hacked, 9.4 million customers affected

Hackers disrupt UK’s Bristol Airport flight info screens after ransomware attack

By Uzair Amir
The ransomware attack disrupted the screens for two days.  In a nasty ransomware attack, flight information screens at the United Kingdom’s Bristol airport were taken over and hijacked by malicious hackers on September 15th Friday m… Continue reading Hackers disrupt UK’s Bristol Airport flight info screens after ransomware attack