Hacker holds key to free flights
L33tdawg: Anthony/s presentation abstract is here.
Claims to generate boarding passes with Apple Passbook.A security boffin claims to have developed a method to score free flights across Europe by generating fake boarding passes designed for Apple's Passbook app.
Andrew Hariton, an 18 year-old computer science undergrad from the University of Crete in Greece, gave a sneak peek into his upcoming presentation on the topic at the Hack in the Box conference on May 29 event in Amsterdam.
Hariton (@DaKnObCS) revealed a bypass he claims to affect the ticket scanners used before passengers step onto the jetway to board a plane. Anyone with knowledge of the bypass can board a plane from a European Union airport to a destination of their choice by creating a fake boarding pass within Apple's Passbook app, he said.
