{"id":55240,"date":"2024-02-03T09:30:08","date_gmt":"2024-02-03T09:30:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.threatshub.org\/blog\/researchers-remotely-exploit-devices-used-to-manage-safe-aircraft-landings-and-takeoffs\/"},"modified":"2024-02-03T09:30:08","modified_gmt":"2024-02-03T09:30:08","slug":"researchers-remotely-exploit-devices-used-to-manage-safe-aircraft-landings-and-takeoffs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.threatshub.org\/blog\/researchers-remotely-exploit-devices-used-to-manage-safe-aircraft-landings-and-takeoffs\/","title":{"rendered":"Researchers remotely exploit devices used to manage safe aircraft landings and takeoffs"},"content":{"rendered":"

Criminals could remotely tamper with the data that apps used by airplane pilots rely on to inform safe takeoff and landing procedures, according to fresh research.<\/p>\n

In a scenario that elicits strong memories of that nail-biting flight scene from Die Hard 2<\/em>, researchers investigating electronic flight bags<\/a> (EFBs) found the app used by Airbus pilots was vulnerable to remote data manipulation, given the right conditions.<\/p>\n

In reality, that Die Hard scene was, surprise surprise, riddled with plot holes \u2013 the researchers proved that<\/a> a few months ago \u2013 but proving the possibility of something similar would always be exciting.<\/p>\n