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Researchers say a bug let them add fake pilots to rosters used for TSA checks

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A pair of security researchers say they discovered a vulnerability in login systems for airline crew records.

The TSA uses the database to verify airline crew members at airport security checkpoints.

The bug let anyone with a “basic knowledge of SQL injection” add themselves to airline rosters.

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English

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