In theory, a malware infection would allow the plane to be controlled remotely
A former scientific adviser to the government has suggested that the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 could have been hijacked by hackers on the plane breaking into the plane’s in-flight entertainment system.
Dr Sally Leivesley told the Daily Express that a mobile phone or a USB stick inserted into the plane’s in-flight entertainment console could have infected the aircraft’s systems with malware and resulted in “the world’s first cyber hijack”.
German Security Researcher Hugo Teso previously claimed he found a combination of software flaws that enabled him to hijack a virtual model of a real plane using an Android app, sending it in different directions and adjusting its speed.
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It will be interesting to know the full true story if and when it is ever discovered.
Experts Suggest Flight MH370 Could Have Fallen Victim To Hackers
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Hmmmm, that's a good theory
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The following article is a update on Flight MH370 Falling Victum to Hackers
(Chinese hackers spied on investigators of Flight MH370 - report)
By John Leyden, 21 Aug 2014
Malaysian officials investigating the disappearance of flight MH370 have been targeted in a hacking attack that resulted in the theft of classified material.
The malware-based hacking attack hit around 30 PCs assigned to officials in the Malaysia Airlines, the Civil Aviation Department and the National Security Council, a security firm working on the hack told Malaysian newspaper The Star.
The malware was hidden in a PDF attachment posing as a news article that was distributed on 9 March, just one day after the ill-fated Malaysian Airlines Boeing 777 disappeared en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing. The hoax news report falsely claimed the Malaysian Airlines jet had been found.
The Register/ full article here/ http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/08/21/mh370_disaster_cyber_snooping/
(Chinese hackers spied on investigators of Flight MH370 - report)
By John Leyden, 21 Aug 2014
Malaysian officials investigating the disappearance of flight MH370 have been targeted in a hacking attack that resulted in the theft of classified material.
The malware-based hacking attack hit around 30 PCs assigned to officials in the Malaysia Airlines, the Civil Aviation Department and the National Security Council, a security firm working on the hack told Malaysian newspaper The Star.
The malware was hidden in a PDF attachment posing as a news article that was distributed on 9 March, just one day after the ill-fated Malaysian Airlines Boeing 777 disappeared en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing. The hoax news report falsely claimed the Malaysian Airlines jet had been found.
The Register/ full article here/ http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/08/21/mh370_disaster_cyber_snooping/
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