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Terrifying bug let anyone add fake pilots to roster used at TSA checks

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'Bug bounty hunters' found flaw in third -party app that allows small airlines to upload pilots and flight crew onto pre-cleared lists.

Known Crewmember database lets TSA identify airline staff who can bypass airport security checkpoints.

Security researchers say TSA press office issued 'dangerously incorrect statements about the vulnerability'.

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79

Informative language

79

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17

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formal

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English

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71

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not offensive

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short-lived

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