Welcome to our

Cyber Security News Aggregator

.

Cyber Tzar

provide a

cyber security risk management

platform; including automated penetration tests and risk assesments culminating in a "cyber risk score" out of 1,000, just like a credit score.

AirDropped Gun Photo Causes Terrorist Scare

published on 2021-07-29 11:52:48 UTC by Bruce Schneier
Content:

A teenager on an airplane sent a photo of a replica gun via AirDrop to everyone who had their settings configured to receive unsolicited photos from strangers. This caused a three-hour delay as the plane — still at the gate — was evacuated and searched.

The teen was not allowed to reboard. I can’t find any information about whether he was charged with any of those vague “terrorist threat” crimes.

It’s been a long time since we’ve had one of these sorts of overreactions.

Article: AirDropped Gun Photo Causes Terrorist Scare - published over 3 years ago.

https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2021/07/airdropped-gun-photo-causes-terrorist-scare.html   
Published: 2021 07 29 11:52:48
Received: 2021 07 29 12:05:14
Feed: Schneier on Security
Source: Schneier on Security
Category: Cyber Security
Topic: Cyber Security
Views: 3

Custom HTML Block

Click to Open Code Editor