AT flightradar24 2018 Hacking (Q13581)
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A data breach risk event
| Language | Label | Description | Also known as |
|---|---|---|---|
| English | AT flightradar24 2018 Hacking |
A data breach risk event |
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January 2018
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Aviation professionals enthusiasts have been told to change their passwords after flight-tracking site flightradar24 warned of a data breach. The site offers real-time visualizations of commercial flights in transit with a freemium model. Subscribers get access to more historical data or to a package of services aimed at aviation professionals. However some subscribers have been sent emails that warn of a data breach, as follows: I regret to inform you that late last week we identified a security breach that may have compromised the email addresses and hashed passwords for a small subset of Flightradar24 users (those who registered prior to March 16, 2016), including you. As the message offered a link to reset passwords, some members worried that it was a phishing scam. Flightradar24 pers (English)
