Polish aeroplanes grounded by computer hack

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-33219276

by SpaceInvader • 11 years ago

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userbinator2• 11 years ago

LOT stressed that the glitch did not affect the airport or aeroplanes that were already in the air.

In other words, this doesn't seem like an actual avionics hack. It's some other system being targeted, so the planes themselves are probably still OK.

rasz_pl• 11 years ago

Hack disrupted flight plan generation = no new flights. LOT spokesperson stated during radio interview they turned off internal network responsible for flight plan generation when they realized it was compromised by a hacker, so it wasnt even a hacker directly DOSing their operations.

bigiain• 11 years ago

And, as the airlines keep assuring us "the avionics are completely separate to the other on board systems":

http://www.wired.com/2015/05/feds-say-banned-researcher-comm...

Oh yeah, except for "some Boeing and Airbus planes"…

Somehow "industry reassurance" that this is "impossible" isn't to reassuring…

branchless• 11 years ago

Poland has announced a deal to buy US Patriot surface-to-air missiles, amid rising tension with Russia.

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-32405650

grzaks• 11 years ago

How is that relevant to the LOT issue?

idlewords2• 11 years ago

It's a red herring meant to distract us from the chemtrails

c-slice• 11 years ago

"We're using state-of-the-art computer systems, so this could potentially be a threat to others in the industry,"

Companies that describe their computer systems as state-of-the-art probably usually have legacy mainframes with duct tape patches.

userbinator2• 11 years ago

In aerospace, tried-and-true "legacy" systems are much preferred to "state-of-the-art", as newer often means there are more bugs that have yet to be discovered.

zhte415• 11 years ago

Companies that describe their computer systems as state-of-the-art probably usually have legacy mainframes with duct tape patches.

I prefer mainframes with programs that are tried and tested.

odiroot• 11 years ago

Also LOT's quality and customer support is really questionable, with premium prices at that.

One story: I was flying turbo-propeller from Warsaw to Vienna and the cockpit door opened itself (seriously, without any intervention) during take-off. The stewardesses didn't seem to care for quite a long time.

And here I thought we've had these strict rules after 9/11.

mbq• 11 years ago

Turboprop business is an another airline, eurolot; it changes, but it is often a separate company.

idlewords2• 11 years ago

Indeed, a huge missed opportunity for al-Qaeda.

bechampion• 11 years ago

i thought the same.

VLM• 11 years ago

On the bright side, at least we didn't get technobabble like they "reversed the notation to keep the noobs out". (HP-48 forever!)

therockspush• 11 years ago

Everybody is waiting for the story of somebody hacking a 747 and flying it from the economy plus section.

It'll happen eventually, but hacking the computer that filed the flight plan is not hacking the plane.

If LOT had a few back up laptops on a different network they would have been able to file flight plans with no delays.

State of the art, space aged technology.

Polish aeroplanes grounded by computer hack

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