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Happy Holidays and Peace for all throughout the world!
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How Hackable Is
In-Flight Wi-Fi? We're About to Find Out
by Alyssa
Newcomb
nbcnews.com
With the holiday travel season in full swing, millions of
people will be relying on public Wi-Fi, whether it's at a restaurant, the
airport or - for a small fee - in the air. But just how safe is in-flight
Wi-Fi?
We're about to find out.
Gogo, the in-flight internet company, is now inviting
hackers to take a stab at hacking their internet. While that may sound
counterintuitive, these hackers are the good kind, and are participating
through Bugcrowd, a bug bounty company.
People use their smart devices on an
American Airlines airplane, which is equipped with Gogo Inflight Internet
service, en route from Miami to New York. Carlo Allegri / Reuters
The program will cover Gogo's ground-based public website
and its airborne systems, which will only be accessible to participating
hackers when they're flying on a Gogo-equipped aircraft.
If a hacker finds a bug, he or she can report it through
Bugcrowd, where it will be evaluated and reported to Gogo. The rewards range
from $100 to $1,500, depending on the find.
"It's changing this model of, 'We don't want any
feedback. We don't want hackers looking at our stuff,' to, 'OK, actually we
think this is a healthy thing, come talk to us,'" Jonathan Cran, vice
president of operations at Bugcrowd, told NBC News.
"Public Wi-Fi is a minefield. You could navigate
that minefield and get through unscathed - but you may get blown up too,"
Robert Siciliano, CEO of IDTheftSecurity.com told NBC News.
Skilled hackers can use wireless sniffing devices,
Siciliano said, to see the data you've been putting on public Wi-Fi.
Siciliano recommends steering clear of entering your
credit card or any sensitive credentials when using a public connection.
One way to step up your security is to download a VPN -
that's a virtual private network. The software encrypts your data, allowing an
extra later of protection.
As
you gas up the car or take to the skies, Siciliano said the bottom line is to
think before you click.
"Anything
and everything you do on somebody else's Wi-Fi - email, credit cards used,
credentials - all of that information could be seen by criminals."
Good Netiquette And A Green Internet To All!
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