Hacker News new | ask | show | jobs
by brigandish 11 days ago
That is covered in the article:

> Though some have questioned why anyone intending to blow up a plane would broadcast the word bomb, many terrorist acts have relied on the threat of a bomb as leverage during attempted hijackings or hostage situations.

1 comments

That does not actually address the parents point in any way.
It kind of does, that an attacker can rely on something a small as a Bluetooth name to cause disruption based on employees following policy out of fear of being fired.