Plane scary: researchers spark Wi-Fi hacking alert

FBI warns airline staff to be on the lookout for anyone attacking in-flight Wi-Fi on planes – including security researchers

NERVOUS OF FLYING? Then don’t read this story. By the time you take your seat and have triple-checked that the belt works properly, it’s likely that you’ll have been X-rayed, frisked and forced to dispose of any liquids in excess of 100ml, all in the name of ensuring safety in the sky. Now there’s another threat to fret over: in-flight Wi-Fi. According to a report by the US Government Accountability Office (GAO), hackers could use onboard services to access the plane’s main control network. It warned aviation authorities and airlines that passenger Wi-Fi could be used to attack certain models of planes, because they use the same network for passenger entertainment and connectivity as they do for key controls and avionics. The GAO report cited four security experts who all agreed it…

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