23 February 2016
Experts raise concern about hackers targeting aircraft
In July 2015, hackers Charlie Miller and Chris Valasek, sitting in a home near St Louis, remotely took control of a Jeep Cherokee sport utility vehicle travelling along an interstate highway.
Using an Internet connection and cellular signal, the pair activated the car’s windshield wipers and blasted its radio before cutting the engine, leaving the driver, though privy to the scheme, noticeably shaken, according to reports.
Now, some aviation cyber-security experts say that hack, which made national news and sparked a government response, should serve as warning to the aviation industry.
