{"id":1753,"date":"2015-05-20T09:45:43","date_gmt":"2015-05-20T04:15:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.digitalcreed.in\/?p=1753"},"modified":"2020-05-24T11:56:01","modified_gmt":"2020-05-24T06:26:01","slug":"why-hackers-cant-take-over-aircraft-controls-not-yet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.digitalcreed.in\/why-hackers-cant-take-over-aircraft-controls-not-yet\/","title":{"rendered":"Why hackers can’t take over aircraft controls (not yet)"},"content":{"rendered":"
In the last 24 hours, there have been numerous reports appearing in the international press, about a certain hacker who took over an airplane’s controls, right from his seat. The said hacker plugged his laptop into the Ethernet port of the in-flight entertainment system, and loaded up special software that enabled him to control of the aircraft’s engines, causing the plane to climb or “fly sideways”.<\/p>\n