Security Expert Claims To Have Hacked Into A Plane's Computer Systems
- 9 years ago
According to an FBI search warrant application, a security researcher claims that he hacked into a flight's computer systems and issued a command which briefly altered the course of the plane.
According to an FBI search warrant application, a security researcher claims he hacked into a flight's computer systems and issued a command which briefly altered the course of the plane.
The affidavit, first published by APTN News, mentions that Chris Roberts from One World Labs shared he was able to do so by accessing the in-flight entertainment system or IFE.
The document notes that during his interviews with the FBI earlier this year, Roberts stated he "overwrote code on the airplane's Thrus
According to an FBI search warrant application, a security researcher claims he hacked into a flight's computer systems and issued a command which briefly altered the course of the plane.
The affidavit, first published by APTN News, mentions that Chris Roberts from One World Labs shared he was able to do so by accessing the in-flight entertainment system or IFE.
The document notes that during his interviews with the FBI earlier this year, Roberts stated he "overwrote code on the airplane's Thrus