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Personal Computer Information Can Be Easily Hacked While in Flight

by Ben Halpert 20. May 2009 00:10

Personal Computer Information Can Be Easily Hacked
While in Flight

Recently Netragard, LLC, The Specialist in Anti-Hacking, found that airline passangers' personal computer information can be easily hacked while in flight. The wireless inflight airline internet access service, GoGo Inflight Internet ("GoGo"), which enables travelers to access the internet while in flight does not encrypt communications between users (passengers )and the Wireless Access Points on the aircraft.

As a result of this lack of encryption it is easy to intercept and record all data sent and received by passengers. This poses significant risk to passengers and their respective businesses as sensitive information is sent over the air without encryption. This information can include, emails, email attachments, email content, usernames and passwords,credit card information, social security numbers, methods for accessing business networks, trade secrets, etc. This information can be intercepted and recorded by anyone on the aircraft with a WiFi capable laptop/device.

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