Catastrophic aircraft hack is 'a matter of time', government researchers warn

A cyber attack on a commercial aircraft is "only a matter of time", US government researchers have claimed in a report. "Potential of catastrophic disaster is inherently greater in an airborne vehicle," the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory – a laboratory within the Department of Energy - suggested. It was one of a series of a series of documents and slides from the Department of Energy and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), as well as other agencies, which were obtained by a Freedom of Information Act request by the Motherboard website. GCHQ to brief England over Playstation and smartphone cyber-attacks Britain'must be prepared to launch cyber attacks on enemies' If Russia launches a cyber attack on the UK, this is what we can do UK anti-doping agency hit by cyber attack Britain'must be prepared to launch cyber attacks on enemies' The same research from the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory also claimed that it was "a matter of time before a cyber security breach on an airline occurs." It is not the first time concerns have been raised about the security vulnerabilities of commercial aircraft.