FAA: Boeing’s New 787 May Be Vulnerable to Hacker Attack
Posted by admin on January 7th, 2008 filed in hackingIn this article, Wired’s Kim Zetter reports on how Boeing implemented an open computer network on their new 787… But passengers were on the same network as the flight control systems… which theoretically could be compromised in flight..
”According to the FAA document published in the Federal Register (mirrored at Cryptome.org), the vulnerability exists because the plane’s computer systems connect the passenger network with the flight-safety, control and navigation network. It also connects to the airline’s business and administrative-support network, which communicates maintenance issues to ground crews.”
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