A $100 coin-sized device can hijack a Boeing 737's systems

Researchers have found that a coin-sized device costing around $100 can be used to compromise systems aboard a Boeing 737. The team behind the discovery stressed that they do not consider this an imminent threat and continue to fly on 737s themselves. The vulnerability was published to pressure manufacturers into addressing the security flaw.

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