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Crashing an In-Flight Entertainment System

Posted by kdawson on from the stress-testing dept.

rabblerouzer writes "Hugh Thompson, who was interviewed by Slashdot on the dangers of e-voting, now has a cool blog entry on how he was able to bring down the gaming/movie console on an airplane. He calls it one of the most interesting examples of a software 'abuse case' he has ever seen." Fortunately the IFE system is totally disjoint from the avionics.

2 of 322 comments (clear)

  1. Re:Tooth-paste. by McFadden · · Score: 0, Troll

    Good for them if they did. Annoying little prick.

  2. lol by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

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