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Utah man accused of hacking United Airlines

Posted on May 19, 2016 by Dissent

Meredith Cunningham reports:

New details have come to light regarding the 2012 incident where a hacker was able to steal travel vouchers from the United Airlines website, then turn around and sell them for a profit.

Ammon Cunningham from Saratoga Springs, Utah, is believed to be the culprit. The case affidavit claims that Cunningham emailed United Airlines telling them of a “massive hole” in the website and would discuss it in detail with the company’s security team for $10,000 and first class airfare for him and his family to any destination for free.

 

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