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FBI claims infosec bloke made plane FLY SIDEWAYS

3 points by jchrisa 11y ago

jchrisa 11y ago
Tweet from the researcher https://twitter.com/sidragon1/status/599956499675287552 https://twitter.com/sidragon1/status/599956499675287552
ColinWright 11y ago
There are other sources of the same story - here are some. This one has significant discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9558615 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9558615 Hacker told F.B.I. he made plane fly sideways (aptn.ca) This one also has some discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9554841 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9554841 Feds Say That Banned Researcher Commandeered a Plane (wired.com) Other submissions, there may be more: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9560579 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9560579 Computer expert hacked into plane and made it fly sideways, according to FBI (independent.co.uk) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9556690 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9556690 Researcher may have adjusted airplane controls from in-flight entertainment-FBI (theverge.com) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9558222 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9558222 Security researcher claimed to hack, control plane in flight (engadget.com) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9560248 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9560248 Hacker 'made plane climb' after taking control through in-flight system (telegraph.co.uk) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9557418 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9557418 Security researcher hacks plane mid-flight (arstechnica.com) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9557796 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9557796 FBI: researcher hacked plane in-flight, causing it to "climb" (securityaffairs.co) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9555669 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9555669 Hacker told FBI he made plane fly sideways after cracking entertainment system (aptn.ca) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9558411 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9558411 Researcher hacks flight system of plane, making it climb (dailymail.co.uk)

3 points by jchrisa 11y ago

Tweet from the researcher https://twitter.com/sidragon1/status/599956499675287552 https://twitter.com/sidragon1/status/599956499675287552

ColinWright 11y ago

There are other sources of the same story - here are some. This one has significant discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9558615 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9558615 Hacker told F.B.I. he made plane fly sideways (aptn.ca) This one also has some discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9554841 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9554841 Feds Say That Banned Researcher Commandeered a Plane (wired.com) Other submissions, there may be more: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9560579 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9560579 Computer expert hacked into plane and made it fly sideways, according to FBI (independent.co.uk) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9556690 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9556690 Researcher may have adjusted airplane controls from in-flight entertainment-FBI (theverge.com) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9558222 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9558222 Security researcher claimed to hack, control plane in flight (engadget.com) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9560248 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9560248 Hacker 'made plane climb' after taking control through in-flight system (telegraph.co.uk) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9557418 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9557418 Security researcher hacks plane mid-flight (arstechnica.com) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9557796 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9557796 FBI: researcher hacked plane in-flight, causing it to "climb" (securityaffairs.co) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9555669 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9555669 Hacker told FBI he made plane fly sideways after cracking entertainment system (aptn.ca) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9558411 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9558411 Researcher hacks flight system of plane, making it climb (dailymail.co.uk)