Experts debate whether an airplane could be remotely hijacked by smartphone

Oh dear.

“It is possible for hackers — be they part of organised crime or with
government backgrounds — to get into the main computer network of the
plane through the inflight, onboard entertainment system.

I’d say in theory, yes, but Boeing is smart enough on security to avoid this. What … I wonder … about external third parties fitting entertainment equipment, under lax local oversight?

At this stage, nothing’s impossible!

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