Coin-sized device can hack a Boeing 737

one that's routinely within reach of maintenance workers or other airport and airline staff between flights

You already trust them (as well as the pilots) every time with your flight.

> less than a minute, that hardware implant can be fitted into a port accessible via a hatch on the exterior of the plane

Just as with computers, as the saying goes, if you have physical access to the device then all bets are off. The tricky part is getting that physical access in the first place...

> the company may not in fact implement any such update to their systems for years to come, given how rarely commercial airplanes are redesigned.

Boeing commercial airplanes are constantly updated. As long as the airplane is in service, Boeing retains a team of engineers that update parts as needed. If FAA review is needed, this will of course take longer.

BTW, anyone with access to the internals of an airplane could potentially sabotage it. Sadly, all people with access need to undergo a security check.

http://archive.today/3fpga

...so they built an equivalent of OBDII reader for planes, and it worked just the same as ones for cars? Interesting but not as scary as the title may suggest.

https://archive.md/3fpga

HN should have a rule like what does some reddit subs do.

Either outright ban paywalled articles, or if not then either an archived link should be posted alongside, or the whole text of the article should be copy pasted as a comment

..I feel like I shouldn't bookmark this post, given the invasive "social media checks" in the so-called Free World :')

> “Our technical experts are confident that the layers of protection in place on the airplane, including within the system design and the operating environment, provide sufficient mitigation to significantly limit the feasibility and risk of real-world attacks,” the statement reads.

So "We don't expect hackers to figure it out"