Manipulated Autopilot, Fake Height Data: Boeing 737 Can Be Hacked with Mini-Chip for 100 Euros
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The Boeing 737 can be manipulated from a distance for less than 100 euros – without the pilots noticing it.
60 seconds and a hand plate-sized device are enough to hack an airplane – for example, a Boeing 737, as US researchers demonstrate.
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An electronic device that fits in the palm of a hand can interfere with the systems of a Boeing 737 in about a minute. Researchers at the University of California in San Diego, United States, have shown in laboratory that, with physical access to the aircraft, it is possible to manipulate communications between critical equipment and alter certain data used during the flight.
It's been at least 6 years since a serious problem with Boeing 737 aircraft was discovered, and there's still no satisfactory fix.
On 13 Aug. 2026, Stefan Savage and Aaron Schulman, two professors at the University of California in San Diego, presented the Boeing 737 flaw. The presentation took place at the USENIX Security Symposium in Baltimore. The researchers wanted to alert the air sector about a risk that was still poorly identified. It was a brief physical access to the aircraft. This risk was previously ignored. How the Boeing 737 flaw works In practice, the device c…
Experts attached a miniature chip directly to the maintenance connector of a Boeing 737 • By exploiting an outdated bus, they were able to overwrite insecure communication • An attacker can easily change the planned flight path or the weight of the aircraft
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