WIRED – Joseph Tartaro never meant to cause this much trouble. Especially for himself. In late 2016, Tartaro decided to get a vanity license plate. A security researcher by trade, he ticked down possibilities that related to his work: SEGFAULT, maybe, or something to do with vulnerabilities.
Security Boulevard – “…security researcher Ruben Santamarta sat in his home office in Madrid and partook in some creative googling, searching for technical documents related to his years-long obsession: the cybersecurity of airplanes.”
Dark Reading News Desk – IOActive researcher Ruben Santamarta visits the Dark Reading News Desk to discuss radio-based vulnerabilities on radiation monitoring devices and how the integrity of critical data can be manipulated to simulate or exacerbate emergency situations and complicate incident response.
TechCrunch – Every year the great and good (and bad) of the hacker/information-security world descend on Las Vegas for a week of conferences, in which many present their latest discoveries, and every year I try to itemize the most interesting (according to me) Black Hat talks for TechCrunch.
TechTimes – Boeing may be in for another round of legal woes after a leaked code hinted at possible security flaws in the 787 Dreamliner’s system. Ruben Santamarta claimed that he discovered issues in the jet airliner’s Crew Information Service/Maintenance System (CIS/MS), which could leave its multi-tiered network vulnerable to cyber attacks.
WIRED – Safecrackers of the past put a stethoscope to a safe’s panel while turning its dial, listening for the telltale murmurs of the interlocking components inside. It turns out that modern safecracking, despite all its electronic upgrades, isn’t so different.
PC Mag – The Las Vegas sun has set on another Black Hat, and the myriad of hacks, attacks, and vulnerabilities it brings. We had high expectations this year, and were not disappointed. We were even occasionally surprised. Here’s all the great and terrifying things we saw.
Business Times – A security expert has exposed what could be some serious security flaws within the Boeing 787 Dreamliner’s network components. The new exposé alleged that the planes in question represented potential exploitation of hackers.
SecurityWeek – The issues were found by analyzing firmware that was exposed online last year from a publicly accessible Boeing server. In addition to firmware on the Crew Information System/Maintenance System (CIS/MS) and Onboard Networking System (ONS) for the Boeing 787 and 737 models, the server also leaked a Linux-based Virtual Machine engineers use to access part of the Boeing’s network.
Daily Mail – A security researcher has reportedly discovered a code leak in a Boeing 787 Dreamliner that would allow hackers access to the in-flight entertainment system and possibly systems like controls.