Plane Hacker Alters Flight Path

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Accessed 20 flights over 4 years.

Published May 17 2015 8:05AM EDT

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Court documents filed by the FBI suggest that a U.S.-based hacker gained access to several flights' computer systems, and even briefly changed the path of one flight.

Plane Hacker Alters Flight Path

Accessed 20 flights over 4 years.

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