DJofSD
01-08-2015, 10:41 AM
http://www.symantec.com/connect/blogs/gogo-inflight-internet-intentionally-issuing-fake-ssl-certificates
It was recently disclosed that Gogo, a provider of Wi-Fi Internet services on commercial aircraft, has been issuing spoofed SSL certificates for Google sites that were viewed by customers of Gogo’s service. It appears that Gogo Inflight Internet was acting as an SSL Man-in-the-middle (MITM), a technique used within some enterprises to allow themselves to inspect and control all web traffic, even traffic to secure web sites. To understand what this means, let me explain MITM in a bit more detail.
Read the rest of the article for the details.
Basically, if you believe you are "safe" when using the internet while on a flight, you are fooling yourself.
It was recently disclosed that Gogo, a provider of Wi-Fi Internet services on commercial aircraft, has been issuing spoofed SSL certificates for Google sites that were viewed by customers of Gogo’s service. It appears that Gogo Inflight Internet was acting as an SSL Man-in-the-middle (MITM), a technique used within some enterprises to allow themselves to inspect and control all web traffic, even traffic to secure web sites. To understand what this means, let me explain MITM in a bit more detail.
Read the rest of the article for the details.
Basically, if you believe you are "safe" when using the internet while on a flight, you are fooling yourself.