Hack all the things: Looks like aircraft are next in line
A representative of the US Department of Homeland Security claims that he hacked into a Boeing 757.
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A representative of the US Department of Homeland Security claims that he hacked into a Boeing 757.
When you look at airplanes moving on a map, you get the feeling it’s sheer Brownian motion. Of course, that’s not the case: aircrafts keep to air tracks all the time.
Recent report by US GAO was treated by medias as “Modern aircrafts can be hacked and commandeered through onboard Wi-Fi”. Is it really that bad?
Many would see an aircraft just the way they see a car: should it be 15 or 20 years old, it is automatically perceived as obsolete. This reasoning is misleading.