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Hacker Holds Key To Free Flights
mask.of.sanity writes: "A security researcher says he has developed a method to score free flights across Europe by generating fake boarding passes designed for Apple's Passbook app. The 18-year-old computer science undergrad didn't reveal the 'bypass' which gets the holder of the fraudulent ticket past the last scanner and onto the jetway; he's saving that for his talk at Hack in the Box in Amsterdam next month."
Whoa, talk about floating yourself relative to your original position! If the flight is full can I just sit aligned in the center?
First rule of Flight Club is..
You do not talk about FLIGHT CLUB.
Second rule is..
You do not talk about FLIGHT CLUB.
"Oh, I'm sorry - I must have grabbed the wrong row."
"Sir, let me confirm your name with the flight manifest."
"Oh, I...um..."
(radios for security, man goes to prison under terrorism charges)
This sounds like part of the plot of Home Alone 2...
For hackers with balls, try that on Air Force One.
"Hey, Mr. President, this is my seat!"
Just whisper to them "Im the Sky Marshal watching that passenger over there. For everyone's safety find another seat and tell NO ONE." For bonus points, tap your non-existent shoulder holster under your sport coat.
Pfft, that's the stupid way. You count the number of legs and divide by two!
systemd is Roko's Basilisk.
(who may or may not be thrustworthy)
As a guy, I hope I never, ever, enter this categorization.