A researcher in security told federal FBI agents on several occasions, managed to hack aircraft systems in flight through the entertainment systems of the aircraft, and that at a certain time was able to do with the plane moved aside. Your delcarações are being investigated.
The researcher, Chris Roberts, was questioned upon arriving in Syracuse Airport in New York on April 15. He had hinted on his Twitter account during a flight of United Airlines coming from Chicago, which could cause the oxygen masks fall or could interfere with the drivers cab warning systems, according to documents asking for an order to review the laptop and other electronic devices Roberts.
Roberts is the founder of One World Labs, a company that researches security risks. In February and March, he met with FBI agents to talk about vulnerabilities in entertainment systems aboard certain aircraft, says the document with his affidavit. During the meetings, said committed 15-20 times systems between 2011 and 2014, using a cable to connect your laptop to an electronic box located behind the passenger seat, the document.
“He said that this caused so that one of the plane’s engines to increase its power, causing a lateral movement of the aircraft during one of these flights, “says the affidavit.
The United plays doubts about his statements. “We are confident that our flight control systems can not be accessed by the techniques that he described,” said the spokesman for United Airlines, Rahsaan Johnson, told the Associated Press. In a statement, a representative of Boeing said the entertainment systems for airlines are isolated navigation systems and flight.
On the other hand, security experts and the US government say such threats cybernetic are real, as the aircraft are increasingly connected to the Internet.
Roberts declined to comment on Monday (18), when he was contacted at his office in Denver, Colorado. In a statement issued by his lawyers, he said his “only interest is to improve the safety of aircraft.” “Given the current situation, I was advised not to talk more,” the statement said.
One of the US Congress Comptroller’s report said last month that some commercial aircraft could be vulnerable to hackers through their wireless networks on board.
“Modern aircraft are increasingly connected to the Internet. This interconnectivity can provide potentially unauthorized remote access to avionics systems on aircraft, “says the document.
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