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Old Apr 19, 2015 | 5:19 pm
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Originally Posted by GUWonder
Amazing overreaction (by the FBI and UA) to unsubstantiated claims by a "security researcher".
Was it?

From the article that you linked:
The Government Accountability Office said last week that some commercial aircraft may be vulnerable to hacking over their onboard wireless networks. "Modern aircraft are increasingly connected to the Internet. This interconnectedness can potentially provide unauthorized remote access to aircraft avionics systems," its report found.
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