Boarding Pass Hacker Breaks Silence
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Brian Krebs writes on Security Fix:
Chris Soghoian, the Indiana University doctoral student whose online demonstration of serious flaws in airport security prompted an FBI investigation, broke his silence this week after the government terminated its investigation into the matter.More here.
Soghoian had refused to talk to the media ever since the FBI visited his home in Bloomington, Ind., on Oct. 27 and carted away computers and other equipment. The federal action came in response to Soghoian's decision to post a tool on his Web site that would allow someone to print a fake boarding pass that could be used to evade the "no-fly" list -- a key government tool in keeping suspected terrorists off of airplanes.
In an interview with Security Fix on Saturday, Soghoian said he was ready to set the record straight now that the FBI had ended its investigation and the local U.S. attorney had declined to press charges. A spokesperson for the FBI's Indianapolis field office confirmed that the investigation was closed on Nov. 14.
posted by Fergie @ 11/28/2006 12:01:00 PM
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