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December 22, 2016 01:03 am GMT
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War of words after flashy headlines claim hackers can take down a plane
People love stories they envision playing out on a movie screen—and on Tuesday, a smattering of media outlets thought they had a great one to deliver their readers.
"How a hacker could fly a PLANE," screamed The Daily Mail. "Hackers could take control of a plane using in-flight entertainment system," shouted The Telegraph.
But the report on which these headlines were based didn't exactly come to that same conclusion.
The stories all ostensibly came from a report published Tuesday by IOActive that details the potential problems with the security of in-flight entertainment systems provided to airlines by Panasonic Avionics. Read more...
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