Britain's Civil Aviation Authority has issued a safety alert about a new threat to air passengers: hackers taking over air traffic control transmissions and giving pilots bogus orders. The number of incidents in which radio hackers have broken into frequencies used . . . . Britain's Civil Aviation Authority has issued a safety alert about a new threat to air passengers: hackers taking over air traffic control transmissions and giving pilots bogus orders. The number of incidents in which radio hackers have broken into frequencies used by British air traffic controllers and given false instructions to pilots, or broadcasted fake distress calls, are on an alarming rise. There were three such incidents there in 1998, 18 last year, and now, so far this year, 20. The link for this article located at abcnews.com is no longer available. . An advisory issued by the UK's Civil Aviation Authority highlights increasing risks of radio interference affecting air traffic management systems.. Air Traffic Control, Radio Hacking, Communication Threats, Civil Aviation Security. . LinuxSecurity.com Team
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