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United Airlines is restricting third-party AI agents from accessing its digital platforms to book flights and carry out other transactions. The carrier cited cybersecurity, privacy and regulatory concerns as AI tools gain the ability to plan and book trips for travelers.
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Cirrus Aircraft says a social-engineering incident in July resulted in sensitive information being exposed. The company has not disclosed how many people were affected; breach disclosures identify financial, medical and other personal information among the data involved.
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United Airlines is restricting third-party AI agents from accessing its digital platforms to book flights and carry out other transactions. The carrier cited cybersecurity, privacy and regulatory concerns as AI tools gain the ability to plan and book trips for travelers.
Germany’s defense ministry says the armed forces will stop using Chinese-made drones, citing risks that sensitive military information could be exposed. The move follows earlier, inconsistent restrictions; reports say existing systems are to be replaced with German- or European-made alternatives.
Application programming interfaces connect software systems and enable users to authenticate across them, making APIs a critical link in space-system cybersecurity. The article characterizes them as an “Achilles heel” that can be easy to hack, underscoring the exposure created at software interfaces.
A four-day wave of false bomb threats disrupted more than 30 flights across Europe, with authorities investigating possible foreign involvement and whether the incidents were connected or opportunistic. Aviation security officials are preparing a coordinated response, while the perpetrators and their objectives remain unclear.
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Finnair says unauthorized access to Amadeus systems exposed personal information tied to about 116,000 bookings, making it the seventh major airline disclosed as affected. Amadeus said about 750 bookings were opened for review; Finnair replaced record locators for active reservations and said payment-card data and passwords were not accessed.
A senior Defense Department official says the Pentagon and its contractors must embrace autonomous cyber defenses on orbit to keep U.S. military space capabilities functioning during enemy cyberattacks. The warning, delivered at CyberSat, cites the growing threat of AI-powered hacking.
The National Reconnaissance Office’s Cyber Protection Office has more than 600 staff and an annual budget of $250 million, Lt. Col. Luke Shibilski told CyberSat attendees. The disclosure comes as the White House warns of attacks accelerated by artificial intelligence, underscoring the security demands facing satellite operators.
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