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by xtracto 1922 days ago
Sounds like when someone "hacked" an airplane because they hacked into the OS of the entertainment systems.
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alasdair_ 1922 days ago
It's been claimed that it was possible to bridge from the entertainment system network to the thrust management system of the aircraft, at least according to the FBI's warrant: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/computer-e...

This sounds silly, of course, but it wouldn't surprise me if someone cheaped out somewhere and connected two networks that should never be connected together.

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hsbauauvhabzb 1922 days ago
What would surprise me less would be companies connecting cameras to their Corp network...
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hsbauauvhabzb 1922 days ago
except aircraft are much more likely to implement good network segregation as opposed to 150,000 random companies.
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ArchOversight 1922 days ago
Most of the entertainment systems on airplanes were an afterthought that was implemented after the fact, not something built-in in the first place.
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hsbauauvhabzb 1921 days ago
That’s kind of beside the point, any aircraft security staff involved would demand segregation. 150k random companies? Hell, 75% don’t even have security teams.
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