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A Flight 370 Conspiracy Theory Worthy of HN
What is the plane's computer systems were hacked?
Stay with me a moment. The 777 is a fly-by-wire airplane so an exploit could potentially take control of the plane. My understanding is that the computer can't shut off the transponder or radios (is this correct?) but what if the pilots were "told" to disconnect these systems or else the hacked flight computer would crash the plane. A short terrifying dive and I bet they would comply. It could then fly some remote airfield and demand the pilots land the plane.
C'mon it could work!
- chopin 13y agoSee http://conference.hitb.org/hitbsecconf2013ams/hugo-teso/ http://conference.hitb.org/hitbsecconf2013ams/hugo-teso/ for instance... Imho this would require a state actor to pull it off.
- spikels 13y agoThanks - very interesting presentation. I could almost imagine North Korea doing this but not to a plane full of Chinese - their leader is crazy but not suicidal.
- doxydexydroxide 13y agoSearch for "Bob Yeh" and Boeing 777 fly by wire. Also search for ARINC 629 "safebus". Also search for ARINC 653 related documentation Also search for ARINC 615 related documents. Read Byzantine Fault Tolerance, from Theory to Reality http://www.cs.indiana.edu/classes/b649-sjoh/reading/Driscoll-Hall-Sivencrona-Xumsteg-03.pdf http://www.cs.indiana.edu/classes/b649-sjoh/reading/Driscoll... Also read "Schrödinger's CRCs" www.cs.indiana.edu/~lepike/pubs/pike-dsn-paper.pdf It's possible. But not as simple as you might think!
- saltcookie 13y agoI came up with this idea, in my orignal post. It is tottaly possible, like fly by wire could break all communication with the outside world, and make the plane fly in an unknown direction. Even if ur on a the plane, what the fuck r u gona do it u dont have any control over it nor can communicate with the outside world ur traped.