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Woman Allegedly Hacked Flight School, Cleared Planes With Maintenance Issues to Fly
A 26-year old woman allegedly hacked into the systems of a flight training school in Florida to delete and tamper with information related to the school's airplanes. In some cases, planes that previously had maintenance issues had been "cleared" to fly, according to a police report. The hack, according to the school's CEO, could have put pilots in danger. (www.vice.com) Mehr...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
it is possible that the CEO's claim that lives were put in danger is not actually true. If it were, there would likely be other chargers filed against her. not the most mature way to get back at a bad employer. posting poor reviews online would result in her being sued, though.
Seems like a bit of an over reaction from her.
Also, perhaps a bit of an over reaction here too in some cases, maybe.
Picture the scene at the fbo:
"Hey, everything's blank on the booking screen, and we ain't got no planes 'cos they've all been deleted, but it seems they're all OK, oh and you FI's you aint got no bookings so take the rest of the day off... ah, we have a student just turned up, hey Jeff you take 'em, pick any plane in the hanger, you'll be fine..."
Or
"No Tail numbers, no bookings, no anything much, sombody's been messing about in here.. Oh bugger, ok let's dig out the paper tech logs and see which planes are good to go, and keep a few FI's on standby while we wait to see which students show up, what a PitA..."
The hack seems more like the Cyber equivalent of spray-painting graffiti on the bosses car rather than crawling underneath to cut the brake pipes.
And even if she'd been more subtle, just clearing a tag or extending a CoA inspection, does anybody still use and check paper logs, what about the daily A-Check, preflight walk-around, Power checks at the run-up etc..
I can't condone in any way what she did, for whatever reason, but the crude and blatant manner of the hack appears intended to cause administrative disruption, not flaming death.
Rearrange "Teacup" and "Storm" into a well known phrase or saying.
Also, perhaps a bit of an over reaction here too in some cases, maybe.
Picture the scene at the fbo:
"Hey, everything's blank on the booking screen, and we ain't got no planes 'cos they've all been deleted, but it seems they're all OK, oh and you FI's you aint got no bookings so take the rest of the day off... ah, we have a student just turned up, hey Jeff you take 'em, pick any plane in the hanger, you'll be fine..."
Or
"No Tail numbers, no bookings, no anything much, sombody's been messing about in here.. Oh bugger, ok let's dig out the paper tech logs and see which planes are good to go, and keep a few FI's on standby while we wait to see which students show up, what a PitA..."
The hack seems more like the Cyber equivalent of spray-painting graffiti on the bosses car rather than crawling underneath to cut the brake pipes.
And even if she'd been more subtle, just clearing a tag or extending a CoA inspection, does anybody still use and check paper logs, what about the daily A-Check, preflight walk-around, Power checks at the run-up etc..
I can't condone in any way what she did, for whatever reason, but the crude and blatant manner of the hack appears intended to cause administrative disruption, not flaming death.
Rearrange "Teacup" and "Storm" into a well known phrase or saying.
She needs to be criminally charged, tried and sentenced.
The father of the alleged hacker does not seem to think too much of the flight school's CEO. Perhaps the CEO is framing her?
Imagine having her for a girlfriend/wife… And yes, I’m sure some idiot does.
....wow...if you hate your job that much, QUIT for God's sake...why endanger people you don't even know...
Lide was charged with a count of fraudulent use of a computer, and two counts of unauthorized access to a computer system or network.
Assuming she has no prior criminal history, if those are the charges, after a plea deal, don't be surprised if she only receives probation or a suspended sentence. At best, she'll only do a few months of jail time.
Assuming she has no prior criminal history, if those are the charges, after a plea deal, don't be surprised if she only receives probation or a suspended sentence. At best, she'll only do a few months of jail time.