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Gogo In-flight Internet issues Fake SSL Certificates to its own Customers

Gogo, one of the largest providers of in-flight Internet service, has been caught issuing fake SSL certificates. The certificate allows the inflight broadband provider to launch man-in-the-middle (MITM) attacks on its own users. The fake certificate would generate warnings by virtually all modern browsers, but if users click on the OK button, the bogus credential would allow Gogo to decrypt any traffic passing between end users and YouTube. Gogo Chief Technology Officer Anand Chari issued a statement saying the incident was down to the company’s streaming video policy.

Source: https://thehackernews.com/2015/01/gogo-fake-ssl-certificate.html

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