Hacking your favorite Airline.

[Ishmael]

It was only a matter of time.

Flight Hacked.

Virtually all modern aircraft have digital control systems that are attached to a common bus (ARINC 429). The prospect was raised some time ago that it might be possible to hack the flight control systems via the inflight entertainment system, apparently this has been proven to be true.

Further, most airframes of recent manufacture have satellite communication systems (also to ARINC specs) that allow ground stations to monitor in-flight status of certain critical systems (remember the Air Malaysia flight that went missing). These systems may make it possible for a ground operator to interfere with the in-flight systems.

Pleasant trips ya'll.

Ishmael

 

[ms_ann_thrope]

The world was getting too small anyway.

 

[Mike_Yates]

http://108.imagebam.com/download/EMQ-B8-KnZEutpac6g3vog/41020/410199255/TWA.jpg

 

[VaticanAssassin]

As I pack for a 4.5 hour flight on the exact airline that was just hacked this thread is awesome.

Oh well, at least it is first class and the peanuts are free...

 

[Bidin~Time]

As I pack for a 4.5 hour flight on the exact airline that was just hacked this thread is awesome.

Oh well, at least it is first class and the peanuts are free...

Don't.

Eat.

the.


Peanuts!!

 

[Ulaven_Demorte]

Don't.

Eat.

the.


Peanuts!!

Just ask LeJackass what happens with airline peanuts.

 

[VaticanAssassin]

Don't.

Eat.

the.


Peanuts!!

True. I'd rather not choke. Better stick to jake and coke...

 

[butters]

seems to me they should be hiring him (and others with the ability) to find all the weaknesses in the system and create more safeguards

 

[parodyluvr75]

True. I'd rather not choke. Better stick to jake and coke...

Who is Jake?

 

[islandman]

Never knew planes could fly sideways.

 

[eyer]

So your name is Chris Roberts and you're a computer security expert and you're sitting on a plane waiting to takeoff to Syracuse, NY...

...so you tweet out:

Find myself on a 737/800, lets see Box-IFE-ICE-SATCOM, ? Shall we start playing with EICAS messages? "PASS OXYGEN ON" Anyone?

The plane takes off and when it arrives at the gate in Syracuse, Gmen escort you off and take you into custody and question you for 4 hours...

...they confiscate and keep your iPad, Mac, several hard drives and several USBs.

They allow you to keep your iPhone, and you tweet:

Lesson from this evening, don't mention planes...the Feds ARE listening, nice crew in Syracuse, left there naked of electronics.

Good job, statist lemmings, progressive and conservative alike...

...hope you all feel really, really secure.

Read all about it, here:

Computer security expert blocked from flight after tweets
http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/...united-rsa-computer-security-tweets/26036397/

http://forum.literotica.com/showthread.php?t=1175867

 

[Colonel Hogan]

Never knew planes could fly sideways.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=la-hSjKP2TU&feature=iv&src_vid=mMvLuUJFHYk&annotation_id=annotation_641919

Now you know.

 

[islandman]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=la-hSjKP2TU&feature=iv&src_vid=mMvLuUJFHYk&annotation_id=annotation_641919

Now you know.

Unless Roberts has the ability to summon crosswinds via hack, I don't see how this relates to my initial post.

 

[warrior queen]

Super-smart to report this so the entire world knows, instead of quietly fixing the problem first

 

[Colonel Hogan]

Unless Roberts has the ability to summon crosswinds via hack, I don't see how this relates to my initial post.

C'mon. That's sort of sideways. I mean, if you're flying a heading at any angle relative to your ground track. Doesn't have to be 90 degrees.

Besides, I wasn't addressing his ability to cause sideways flight -- just your tongue-in-cheek disbelief in it.

 

[SkAoUt]

Roberts said they were able to turn the engine controls from cruise to climb, “which definitely had the desired effect on the system—the plane sped up and the nose of the airplane went up.”

Increasing the thrust of an engine doesn't necessarily make and aircraft climb. Control surfaces such as elevators do though (in conjunction with increased thrust).

I am not familiar with modern passenger jet systems but this seems slightly far fetched. Unless, you know, me meant flight controls.

Regardless of the wording I'm a bit surprised the dude was able to physically hack into the SEB without anyone noticing. He wasn't flying coach I'll bet (unless at non peak hours).

 

[about_average]

http://forum.literotica.com/showthread.php?t=1174355

 

[girlsmiley]

Super-smart to report this so the entire world knows, instead of quietly fixing the problem first

LOL!

 

[Ishmael]

Unless Roberts has the ability to summon crosswinds via hack, I don't see how this relates to my initial post.

Roberts said they were able to turn the engine controls from cruise to climb, “which definitely had the desired effect on the system—the plane sped up and the nose of the airplane went up.”

Increasing the thrust of an engine doesn't necessarily make and aircraft climb. Control surfaces such as elevators do though (in conjunction with increased thrust).

I am not familiar with modern passenger jet systems but this seems slightly far fetched. Unless, you know, me meant flight controls.

Regardless of the wording I'm a bit surprised the dude was able to physically hack into the SEB without anyone noticing. He wasn't flying coach I'll bet (unless at non peak hours).

For any given trim setting, increasing power to the engines will cause the ac. to climb (increased air flow = increased lift). To maintain level flight control/trim inpur would have to change.

Increasing power to just one engine (assuming a twin engine ac. with wing mounted engines) will cause the ac. to 'crab.' The true line of flight will deviate from the apparent (where the nose is pointing) line of flight. In effect the ac. is flying 'sideways.'

http://forum.literotica.com/showthread.php?t=1174355

I saw that article as well. This is that warning reduced to practice.

Ishmael