AirDrop allows anyone to send a photo to anyone else with AirDrop turned on within a range of about 30 feet. The photo popped up on passengers’ phones, including two flight attendants’ devices. Authorities are reportedly investigating the incident, but tracking the photo back to a specific device is difficult. Security experts say Bluetooth’s weakness is its ease of use, which can get non-tech-savvy users into security trouble. The culprits would have to be a person on the plane since the aircraft was taxiing at the time.
Source: https://threatpost.com/jetblue-bomb-scare-apple-airdrop/146482/