Thursday, April 11, 2013

Hacking A Plane With An Android Phone

Oh the horror! SERIOUSLY!

With an Android smartphone, the right apps and the knowledge of the airplane industry computer systems it is possible for someone to control the plane itself (even while it's in air!). Someone who gains access into aircraft systems has the ability to, through their Android phone, change the destination of a flight, receive information about the aircrafts current location, gain access to information shared between aircrafts, and turn on (or off) the lights within the plane.

Hugo Teso, a trained commercial pilot and security consultant brought this problem to surface for correction during a conference in Amsterdam. Now that this problem has been brought to light hopefully there are less chances that the control of an aircraft will slip into the wrong hands.

For more information read the two sources listed below.

Source: Hijacking Airplanes With an Android Smartphone
How A Single Android Phone Can Hack an Entire Plane 

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