FBI Affidavit Reveals Researcher Hacking Airplane Controls Mid-Flight

In a sworn statement, an FBI agent says that security researcher Chris Roberts admitted to hacking into the controls of a flying aircraft causing it to climb. He has often drawn attention to the vulnerabilities present in the computer networks in airplanes, which could be exploited in flight to reach the avionics systems and tamper with the control of the aircraft.

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