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Escalating scandal grips airlines including American and Southwest, as nearly 100 planes find fake parts from company with fake employees that vanished overnight (fortune.com)

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Escalating scandal grips airlines including American and Southwest, as nearly 100 planes find fake parts from company with fake employees that vanished overnight::Why are so many flights getting canceled or delayed? Blame a mysterious British supplier accused of falsified documents for plane components.

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[-] grayman@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Nor did they ensure the credentials were legitimate, which is super hard if you're not specifically looking for it and aware it's occurring. Someone had insider knowledge and exploited a vulnerability.

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