US aviation systems face cyber concerns as separate outage halts flights
A congressional watchdog warned of vulnerabilities in aircraft-guidance systems while a radio-equipment failure disrupted Northeast airports.
A US congressional watchdog has warned that systems used to guide aircraft may be vulnerable to interference and deception, according to the Guardian.
The warning came as flights into several busy airports in the northeastern United States were halted because of a radio-equipment outage. Senator Ron Wyden called for swift action after a Government Accountability Office report raised concerns about aviation-system security.
The supplied excerpt links two separate issues: a current operational outage and a broader cyber-security warning. It does not establish that the flight disruption was caused by hacking, and no such connection should be inferred from the material provided.
Sources
- Flights halted at US airports as watchdog warns over hacking threat — The Guardian — World
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