New Boeing 787 vulnerable to hacking
Found on The Inquirer on Saturday, 05 January 2008
According to to the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration, the new Boeing 787 Dreamliner aeroplane may have a serious security vulnerability in its on-board computer networks that could allow passengers to access the plane's control systems.
The computer network for the Dreamliner's passengers, designed to give passengers in-flight internet access and entertainment, is connected to the plane's control, navigation and communication systems, the FAA report reveals.
More worryingly, there seems to be some confusion at Boeing as to what exactly the situation is, as Boeing spokeswoman Lori Gunter said the wording of the FAA document is misleading, and that the plane's networks don't completely connect. Why are you testing a new solution then?
Are they nuts? Next they will tell us that the navigation software runs on Windows. I wonder if nobody thought it might be a tad dangerous to wire the core and the entertainment system together. The next 9/11 can be done with just a laptop then (which easily passes the screening); or even safer, remote via Google Earth Flight Simulator.