Dear MEL
Topic Readers,
South China
Sea: Vietnam airport screens hacked
Anything can
be hacked. Emails and websites are no surprise. Political campaigns are also
victims of hacking. And now, flight display screens in the airport. This caused
serious inconvenience to many of the passengers who were flying or transiting
at two major airports in Vietnam. Can you imagine seeing political messages against
the nation’s political stance in the capital’s airport?
This is what
happened in at Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City airports. The screens and sound
systems broadcast political criticism against Vietnam and Philippines on the disputed
waters in the South China Sea.
Though it was indeed
shocking, the problem was so obvious that the airport officials managed to cope
with the problem manually. But if any sensitive or critical information was
altered subtly and not being recognized, no counter actions or measures could
be taken and problems could become out-of-hand.
Enjoy reading
and thinking if auto-driving is hacking-free.
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