Government Report: Some Passenger Jets Are Vulnerable To Hacker Takeovers

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A report released by the Government Accountability Office suggests that hundreds of passenger planes may be vulnerable to being taken over by hackers.

A report recently released by the Government Accountability Office suggests that modern passenger planes may be vulnerable to being taken over by hackers. 
Once such entities have commandeered the system, they could theoretically manipulate the plane’s movements at will, including forcing it to crash.
The source of the potential inroad is the WiFi that’s supplied for passenger use. 
On planes such as the Boeing Dreamliner and Airbus models A350 and A380 it’s part of the same system that’s used f

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