Report: Hackers broke into FAA air traffic control systems

[Matt Molnar]

CNET:

Report: Hackers broke into FAA air traffic control systems
May 7, 2009 3:59 PM PDT

Hackers have broken into the air traffic control mission-support systems of the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration several times in recent years, according to an Inspector General report sent to the FAA this week.

In February, hackers compromised an FAA public-facing computer and used it to gain access to personally identifiable information, such as Social Security numbers, on 48,000 current and former FAA employees, the report said.

Last year, hackers took control of FAA critical network servers and could have shut them down, which would have seriously disrupted the agency's mission-support network, the report said. Hackers took over FAA computers in Alaska, becoming "insiders," according to the report dated Monday. [Full Article]

[mirrodie]

Can you say, Die Hard 2?

[T-Bird76]

Eh maybe the hackers can improve the system...I say let em have go at it.

[jetblue187]

LOL...good one!

[AirtrafficController]

Can you say, this season of 24?

[mirrodie]

Can you say, this season of 24?

This shows your age :mrgreen: That bit had already been done ;)


Tom is on the right course though. Imagine if you had some nerdy hacker who's skilled at Flight Sim? He just might clear the skies after all! LOL