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A Swiss hacker managed to find a way to penetrate an unsecured server containing thousands of human identities, found in the database of the anti-terrorist authorities in the United States, as well as in the so-called "blacklist" of the airlines, where the names and details of passengers who are not allowed to fly for various reasons are stored.
The media in the USA reports that this is a server of the airline United Express (United Express), which is owned by the airline United Airlines. According to the report, the information on this server was exposed and accessible on the Internet.
In the hacked list, the details of passengers who are not allowed to fly for various reasons are stored (Photo: ShutterStock)
Company spokesperson: "Certain" information was revealed
It was also reported that a huge amount of data was exposed on the server, including the details of almost 1,000 employees of the airline CommuteAir.
The hacker even said that there were more than a million entries in the blacklist.
Eric Kane, CommutAir's director of corporate communications, confirmed the incident and said the airline is investigating the matter.
"The server contained data from the federal list from 2019, regarding those who were banned from flying. This data includes first and last names and dates of birth."
According to him, on top of that, "certain" information about CommuteAir employees and certain flights was revealed.
"We have submitted a notification to the Agency for Cyber and Infrastructure Security and we are continuing a full investigation."
According to the reports, the airline stated that the exposed server was for testing purposes, and according to a preliminary investigation conducted, no customer information was exposed.
Since the discovery, the server has been taken offline.
The United States Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is also investigating the incident.
"TSA is aware of the potential for a (related to) cybersecurity incident, and we are investigating it in coordination with our federal partners," the authority said.
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The hacker said that there were more than a million entries in the blacklist (Photo: ShutterStock, Shutterstock)
In the list: names that indicate Arab origin
As mentioned, the discovery of the exposed server by the hacker resulted in finding a text file titled "No Fly.csv".
This is the list of people who are banned from boarding flights for various reasons, as well as those who have known connections with terrorist organizations.
The hacker further said that the file appears to contain a total of 1.5 million entries, including several entries with false or assumed identities.
According to the reports, many names included nicknames that were in many cases misspelled or with slight changes.
Either way, there are a number of notable names that have made the list.
For example, Viktor Bott, a Russian arms dealer who was recently released as part of a prisoner exchange deal after the arrest of American basketball player Brittany Griner by the Russians.
As for Victor Bot - the list included no less than 16 nicknames for him, including those with intentionally misspelled words.
Other individuals on the list include suspected members of the Irish Republican Army (IRA).
There were also many other names that indicated an Arab or Middle Eastern origin.
The hacker, known as Maia arson crimew (formerly Tilly Cotman), tells reporters "It's just crazy to me how big the terrorist database is. Nevertheless, there are still clear trends such as the fact that most of the names are in the Arabic or Russian language."
The hacker, who also considers herself a security researcher, has previously come under fire for her hacks.
In 2021, she was indicted for conspiracy, fraud and aggravated identity theft, according to the US Department of Justice.
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