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When we talk about automation in aircraft, the first thing that comes to our mind is the Auto-pilot system. Modern auto-pilot systems can fly the plane entirely between take-off and landing. However, human pilots are still needed in cases where a human can know better than a computer. Let’s not forget the deadly crash of […]
For some time now security researchers have talked about critical vulnerabilities present in airplanes, but for the last couple of years, there has been an increase in research work aimed at identifying these vulnerabilities to fix them. Recently, at the 2017 CyberSat Summit on November 8th, Robert Hickey, the program manager at Department of Homeland Security’s Cyber Security […]
Gogo Inc., a world-renowned in-flight broadband Internet service and other connectivity services provider for business and commercial airplanes has launched its own bug bounty program urging hackers and security researchers to discover security flaws and vulnerabilities in their website and Gogo’s airborne systems that allow users to connect to the Internet, watch live TV and on-demand videos. The sole purpose of this […]
The reporter from USA Today claims his fellow passenger hacked his email during the flight while he was working on an article about Apple-FBI issue. Last year, Chris Roberts, a US-based IT security researcher exposed life-threatening vulnerabilities in United Airline’s in-flight entertainment system. The airline was then forced to start its first-ever bug bounty program. Now, Steven […]
Yesterday in Poland, 10 flights operated by Poland’s national airline LOT were grounded after facing a flight hack attack on its computer system. The hacked flights were the ones issued from Warsaw’s Okecie airport. More than 1,400 passengers were affected by this hack and network intrusions according to the Reuters and the Associated Press. The […]
A warning has been issued by the FAA regarding the software glitch in the system of Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner — This glitch can abruptly shut-off all electrical power of the plane during mid-air causing the flyers to lose control of the flight. Federal Aviation Administration/FAA revealed that the internal electrical supply system of Boeing’s 787 […]
Earlier this week the FBI denied air travel to Chris Roberts due to his sarcastic tweets about United Airlines’ security system on board. Now, for the second time in a row, Roberts has been denied air travel via United. Apparently, United Airline isn’t very keen on letting Chris Roberts travel on their planes. Roberts, acclaimed […]
Chris Roberts (World Labs’ IT security expert) who recently identified risks in airplane in-flight entertainment systems became the target of FBI investigation himself. On Wednesday he was pulled off by two uniformed officials and two FBI officers from a United Airlines Boeing 737-800 commercial flight. All of his electronics were also confiscated by the officials. Chris Roberts is […]
According to a new report, hundreds of commercial planes are vulnerable to hacking due to their very own airplane WiFi network for passengers. The Government Accountability Office has issued a warning that hackers sitting thousand feet below on the ground can gain access of the onboard system computers using plane’s WiFi entertainment system for passengers. It […]
A couple of weeks ago, a video was uploaded on YouTube by online hacktivist group Anonymous. In the video anonymous gives an depth analysis of who got what from missing Malaysian Airline flight MH 370. The 8:08 minutes video talks about how a British International Banker Jacob Rothschild profited from the crash. It says, With the disappearance of those on Malaysian […]