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Why We Are Here => Water Cooler => Topic started by: rcjordan on August 01, 2016, 03:35:09 PM

Title: Chinese hackers take down Vietnam airport systems
Post by: rcjordan on August 01, 2016, 03:35:09 PM
http://www.zdnet.com/article/chinese-hackers-take-down-vietnam-airport-systems/

"flight information screens at both Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi and Tan Son Nhat International Airport in Ho Chi Minh City were compromised, resulting in the display of profanity and offensive messages in English against Vietnam and the Philippines"
Title: Re: Chinese hackers take down Vietnam airport systems
Post by: BoL on August 01, 2016, 05:29:21 PM
I suppose this is fallout from the arbitration of who owns Spratly islands
Title: Re: Chinese hackers take down Vietnam airport systems
Post by: rcjordan on August 10, 2016, 12:36:25 AM
Vietnam moves new rocket launchers into disputed South China Sea

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-southchinasea-vietnam-idUSKCN10K2NE

Sidebar Conspiracy Theory:
Kinda odd that 2 US airlines (Southwest, Delta) have suffered catastrophic software failures since I posted about the VN airport hackers.
Title: Re: Chinese hackers take down Vietnam airport systems
Post by: Travoli on August 10, 2016, 01:38:49 AM
>Sidebar Conspiracy Theory

It is suspicious.
Title: Re: Chinese hackers take down Vietnam airport systems
Post by: rcjordan on August 10, 2016, 01:59:54 AM
To add to that theory, US companies tend to cover up hacking incidents. In this case, the ticket-buying public would have visions of mid-air collisions and planes falling from the skies, so it might ding sales a bit.