Hacker Shows How Easy In Flight Entertainment System Can Be Hacked
But the systems maker rejected the findings as “hypothetical at best.” The weaknesses were discovered in the flight systems Panasonic Aero by Ruben Santamarta, a researcher at security firm IOActive. Aero in-flight systems are used by many airlines, including Virgin, Emirates, AirFrance, American Airlines and KLM. “Security is not one of the main strengths of the system,” Santamarta said, adding that the network of screens seats and servers on board would not be able to bear “strong attack” expert opponents....