A ‘certain four-letter word’ sparked a security incident.

cross-posted from: https://infosec.pub/post/47299437

United flight 236 from Newark to Palma de Mallorca on Saturday night was forced to turn around just an hour after takeoff due to security concerns around a Bluetooth signal. Multiple Redditors claimed to be on the flight and reported that the crew repeatedly requested passengers to turn off their Bluetooth. According to one poster, […]

  • 𝕸𝖔𝖘𝖘@infosec.pubEnglish
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    3 days ago

    The attendants asked for the device to be turned off. Cheap bt devices may not be able to be renamed, but they can be turned off. But if they were in the carryon and turned themselves on, and it was a mistake, it’s absolutely forgivable.