Well vulnerabilities that never going to end, or should we say vulnerabilities and new inventions walk side by side.
Recently a terrifying prospect, a hack that allows an attacker to take control of plane navigation and cockpit systems has been revealed at a security conference in Europe. An Android application called PlaneSploit that would allow remotely attack and hijack commercial aircraft. This app is developed by Hugo Teso, a researcher at security consultancy N.Runs in Germany who's also a commercial airline pilot.He further added,"He explained that by building an exploit framework called Simon and a complimentary Android app that delivers attack messages, he could manipulate a plane's path as he saw fit."
With these vulnerabilities in mind, he used virtual planes in a lab to demonstrate his ability to hijack a plane rather than attempting to take over a real flight as that was “too dangerous and unethical.” He used ACARS to gain access to the plane’s onboard computer system and uploaded Flight Management System data.
Recently a terrifying prospect, a hack that allows an attacker to take control of plane navigation and cockpit systems has been revealed at a security conference in Europe. An Android application called PlaneSploit that would allow remotely attack and hijack commercial aircraft. This app is developed by Hugo Teso, a researcher at security consultancy N.Runs in Germany who's also a commercial airline pilot.He further added,"He explained that by building an exploit framework called Simon and a complimentary Android app that delivers attack messages, he could manipulate a plane's path as he saw fit."
With these vulnerabilities in mind, he used virtual planes in a lab to demonstrate his ability to hijack a plane rather than attempting to take over a real flight as that was “too dangerous and unethical.” He used ACARS to gain access to the plane’s onboard computer system and uploaded Flight Management System data.
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