The first attack demonstrated involves spoofing electronic messages from air traffic control. These include instructions to fly to a certain waypoint or at a ce

The first attack demonstrated involves spoofing electronic messages from air traffic control. These include instructions to fly to a certain waypoint or at a certain altitude. The pilot can accept these instructions and update the autopilot with the press of a button, which is easier and less error-prone than communicating by voice and entering the data from the cockpit. Critically, these instructions cannot cause the autopilot to do anything without input from the pilot, nor can they keep the pilot from disengaging the autopilot and flying the plane manually. The second attack described involves accessing flight control systems by way of the onboard entertainment system. I would be shocked if this is actually possible.