pErvin wrote:Strange. You'd think x-ray scanners would pick up anything dangerous inside of them.
They might worry that someone could ring a device in a bag in the luggage department. Doesn't explain why devices which aren't phones or anything like them are doing there though.
But then, these people are fucking morons as they've proven time and again.
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During FBI interviews in February and March, the document says, Roberts told investigators he hacked into in-flight entertainment systems aboard aircraft. He claimed to have done so 15 to 20 times from 2011 to 2014.
He also said, according to the document, that once he had hacked into the systems and then overwrote code, enabling him to issue a "CLB," or climb, command.
"He stated that he thereby caused one of the airplane engines to climb resulting in a lateral or sideways movement of the plane during one of these flights," the document says.
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Yeah, that's a good idea - playing with a planes engines while you're on the plane. Moron.
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Clinton Huxley » 21 Jun 2012 » 14:10:36 GMT
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During FBI interviews in February and March, the document says, Roberts told investigators he hacked into in-flight entertainment systems aboard aircraft. He claimed to have done so 15 to 20 times from 2011 to 2014.
He also said, according to the document, that once he had hacked into the systems and then overwrote code, enabling him to issue a "CLB," or climb, command.
"He stated that he thereby caused one of the airplane engines to climb resulting in a lateral or sideways movement of the plane during one of these flights," the document says.
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This article casts doubt on the accuracy of the story.
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During FBI interviews in February and March, the document says, Roberts told investigators he hacked into in-flight entertainment systems aboard aircraft. He claimed to have done so 15 to 20 times from 2011 to 2014.
He also said, according to the document, that once he had hacked into the systems and then overwrote code, enabling him to issue a "CLB," or climb, command.
"He stated that he thereby caused one of the airplane engines to climb resulting in a lateral or sideways movement of the plane during one of these flights," the document says.
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Sounds dubious. Engines don't "climb". They provide thrust.
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Well, he is a security expert, not a plane engine expert. When you google it, you will find that there are "CLB" commands in aircrafts. When have seen so many hacks of allegedly secure systems, I wouldn't exclude the possibility that it is possible to influence the flight system of a plane when hacking into the entertainment console.
NineBerry wrote:I wouldn't exclude the possibility that it is possible to influence the flight system of a plane when hacking into the entertainment console.
Has anybody?
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NineBerry wrote:I wouldn't exclude the possibility that it is possible to influence the flight system of a plane when hacking into the entertainment console.
Has anybody?
In the article you linked to, it is not clear, whether this has happened or not. There are a lot of "I believe"s and "maybe"s. The security expert said that he was misrepresented by the FBI, but he wouldn't say what he actually has or has not done.
NineBerry wrote:I wouldn't exclude the possibility that it is possible to influence the flight system of a plane when hacking into the entertainment console.
Has anybody?
In the article you linked to, it is not clear, whether this has happened or not. There are a lot of "I believe"s and "maybe"s. The security expert said that he was misrepresented by the FBI, but he wouldn't say what he actually has or has not done.
Let me rephrase the question: Has anybody excluded the possibility that it is possible to influence the flight system of a plane when hacking into the entertainment console?
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Let me rephrase the question: Has anybody excluded the possibility that it is possible to influence the flight system of a plane when hacking into the entertainment console?
