19-Year-Old Teen Steals $150,000 by Hacking into Airline's Website

What do you do to earn up to $150,000?



Somebody just hacks into airlines and sells fake tickets.



That's exactly what a 19-year-old teenager did and made approximately 1.1 Million Yuan (£110,000 or $150,000) by hacking into the official website of an airline and using the stolen booking information to defraud hundreds of passengers.



The teenager, identified as Zhang

United Airlines Hacked by Sophisticated Hacking Group

A group of China-backed hackers believed to be responsible for high-profile data breaches, including the U.S. Office of Personnel Management and the insurance giant Anthem, has now hit another high-profile target – United Airlines.



United detected a cyber attack into its computer systems in May or early June; Bloomberg reported, citing some unnamed sources familiar with the matter.

Win Free Air Miles for Finding Security Flaws in United Airlines

If you are a security researcher and fond of traveling from one conference to another, then United Airlines' bug bounty program would be of great interest for you.



United Airlines has launched a new bug bounty program inviting security researchers and bug hunters to report vulnerabilities in its websites, apps and web portals.



Bug bounty programs are very common among technology firms,