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    Can terrorists hack an airplane?* The government just did

    Can terrorists hack an airplane? The government just did.

    The hack didn't get into flight control systems, but it is a concern nevertheless.

    Could terrorists hijack an airliner remotely by hacking into its $#@!pit controls, putting its fate in their hands?

    This question is being asked because of the revelation that a team of cyber experts at the Department of Homeland Security successfully hacked into the avionics of a commercial airplane parked at an airport as part of a test.

    The problem is that nobody with knowledge of aviation cyber security is sure of how vulnerable airplanes are to such an attack—and some believe that the DHS test has simply added to the confusion and created needless alarm.



    A Boeing spokesman told The Daily Beast: “We witnessed the test and can say unequivocally that there was no hack of the airplane’s flight control systems.”


    Information about the extent of the test is restricted and there is a strong feeling among hacking experts that the full extent of the threat will remain underestimated—as they claim it has been for years.
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    I'm glad they are testing. Now I hope they can develop a bullet proof fix. When they do maybe they could share it with someone who could help protect our computers from the ass wipe hackers.


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    LOL at the word censor tagging $#@!pit

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    Quote Originally Posted by Peter1469 View Post
    Can terrorists hack an airplane? The government just did.

    The hack didn't get into flight control systems, but it is a concern nevertheless.



    Read the rest at the link.
    interesting article; good posting
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    Quote Originally Posted by Don View Post
    I'm glad they are testing. Now I hope they can develop a bullet proof fix. When they do maybe they could share it with someone who could help protect our computers from the ass wipe hackers.
    Agreed. Perhaps much higher criminal and civil sanctions for hackers would help. Clearly, that wouldn't deter terrorists, just the bulk of hackers who attack computer systems.
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    Thanks Peter.
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