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@ 2017/01/01Insecurity experts working for German security outfit Security Research Labs has found that hackers appear to have the power to upgrade themselves to flying business class.
Writing in their company bog Karsten Noh and Nemanja Nikodijevic said that airline booking systems were designed back in the 1960s and have not been updated—that means that both airlines and the customers who use their services are extremely vulnerable to hackers wishing to gain access.
The main problem is that the Global Distribution System (GDS) used by the airlines is based on a restricted access code, a six-character Passenger Name Record (PNR), which customers are given when they purchase a ticket—it is also printed on all of their luggage.
Writing in their company bog Karsten Noh and Nemanja Nikodijevic said that airline booking systems were designed back in the 1960s and have not been updated—that means that both airlines and the customers who use their services are extremely vulnerable to hackers wishing to gain access.
The main problem is that the Global Distribution System (GDS) used by the airlines is based on a restricted access code, a six-character Passenger Name Record (PNR), which customers are given when they purchase a ticket—it is also printed on all of their luggage.
