A ‘certain four-letter word’ sparked a security incident.

cross-posted from: https://infosec.pub/post/47299437

United flight 236 from Newark to Palma de Mallorca on Saturday night was forced to turn around just an hour after takeoff due to security concerns around a Bluetooth signal. Multiple Redditors claimed to be on the flight and reported that the crew repeatedly requested passengers to turn off their Bluetooth. According to one poster, […]

  • Atomic@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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    13 hours ago

    It could absolutely result in a criminal charge. If it results in a criminal conviction or not is another question.

    But any prosecutor could make the argument that it’s a terroristic threat.