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FBI warns on airline hacking threat following tweet

• goodcanadian 12y ago
  When the original report came out, I thought it was a bit ridiculous, but I submitted it to HN to see what the community would say. It didn't gain traction, but the one comment agreed with my opinion that the in flight entertainment would be on the same network as flight controls was silly. Now, it turns out this is in fact the case with some of the newest airliners and it makes me shudder that the normally conservative aerospace engineers would make what seems like such a basic security mistake.
  • a3n 12y ago
    Maybe it was a weight decision. Rather than add wires, use the ones that are already there. It may sound ludicrous, but weight (and therefore fuel and range) is almost a cult in airliner manufacturing, and for good reason. One item saved isn't much, but if you're diligent you get a lot of items saved, and they add up in total.