Cybersecurity
Why Your Phone's Airplane Mode Isn't Just for the Airplane
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Tom Kellermann got off a flight in Ottawa, Canada, when he noticed his iPhone acting unusual: It was trying to sync with unknown devices somewhere in the airport.
As a computer security expert who's worked at the World Bank, advised the White House and is now a vice president at Trend Micro, Kellermann knows the signs of a sophisticated hacking attack. And at that moment, he had no doubt he was witnessing one targeting him and likely everyone else in the airport.