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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.
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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.
Space industry CISOs discussed a service disruption that cut Ukrainian forces off from Starlink and its military variant, Starshield, during combat operations with Russia. Speaking at CyberSat, they called for clearer service terms and greater sovereign control over critical satellite connectivity.
United Airlines is deploying defensive artificial intelligence and strengthening cybersecurity operations as it expands in-flight Wi-Fi connectivity across its fleet, CISO Deneen DeFiore said. The rollout is expected to reach the entire fleet by the end of 2027; the report does not specify the AI systems or cybersecurity measures involved.
The U.S. Space Force sees space not only as a physical environment governed by orbital mechanics, but also as a digital domain, according to its deputy chief strategy officer for cyber and data. The framing underscores the importance of cyber capabilities in how the service understands and operates in space.
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