Tell HN: Alaska Airlines website exposes passenger data

51 points by JaakkoP 1 year ago | 31 comments

Website for US deportation airline GlobalX defaced by hackers(reuters.com)

4 points by ortusdux 1 year ago | 0 comments

'We hacked the FBI:' Hackers say they have data on all FBI employees(404media.co)

775 points by spenvo 1 month ago | 561 comments

404 Media article reporting hackers' claims that they breached the FBI and obtained data on all FBI employees.

Homeland Security Spying on Reddit Users(kenklippenstein.com)

62 points by duxup 8 months ago | 14 comments

Ripping off professional criminals by fermenting onions(shufflingbytes.com)

76 points by campuscodi 3 years ago | 50 comments

Launch HN: Enhanced Radar (YC W25) – A safety net for air traffic control

156 points by kristian1109 1 year ago | 105 comments

US airlines are pushing to remove protections for passengers and add more fees(travelandtourworld.com)

589 points by duxup 1 year ago | 555 comments

Travel and Tour World news article on American, Delta, Southwest, United and other US airlines lobbying to roll back passenger protections and add fees.

Data brokers are selling flight information to CBP and ICE(eff.org)

457 points by exiguus 1 year ago | 245 comments

EFF Deeplinks article reporting that data brokers are selling travelers' flight information to U.S. Customs and Border Protection and ICE.

The TSA's New $45 Fee to Fly Without ID Is Illegal(frommers.com)

535 points by donohoe 8 months ago | 611 comments

Frommer's article reporting a regulatory expert's claim that the TSA's new $45 fee for flying without acceptable ID is illegal.

Airlines will make $118B in extra fees(fastcompany.com)

363 points by thunderbong 2 years ago | 283 comments

Fast Company article reporting airlines will earn a record $118 billion in extra fees in 2023 and explaining how their websites use design to pressure fliers into paying.

Missiles are now the biggest killer of airline passengers(wsj.com)

496 points by JumpCrisscross 1 year ago | 352 comments

Wall Street Journal article reporting that missile shootdowns have become the leading cause of airline passenger deaths; the page loaded a captcha instead.

The EU is about to sell our most sensitive data to the US for visa-free travel(edri.org)

440 points by rapnie 3 months ago | 245 comments

EDRi article warning that the EU's planned Enhanced Border Security Partnership with the US would share sensitive personal data in exchange for visa-free travel.