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Members of the aviation industry are concerned about a potential security risk for the pilots and crew of some aircraft. “Today any system is exploitable, aviation is not safe from malicious hackers,” says Mark Lepak, vulnerability testing specialist. The problem is related to the Controller Area Network system (commonly known as CAN bus). This cable […]
What could be more horrifying than knowing that a hacker can trick the plane’s electronic systems into displaying false flight data to the pilot, which could eventually result in loss of control? Of course, the attacker would never wish to be on the same flight, so in this article, we are going to talk about […]
The director of one of Europe’s top aviation agencies warned on Thursday that hackers could infiltrate critical systems in an airplane on the ground. Patrick Ky director of the European Aviation Safety Agency, said a consultant hired by the agency—one who is a commercial pilot as well—exploited vulnerabilities in the ACARS (Aircraft Communications Addressing and […]