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System on board and stalling the airplane's missions. >> you have to understand how computer networks work and avionics work and communicate between those systems. >> able to block the plane from the ground. >> we have in the airplane hooking up to the in-flight entertainment but theoretically, you can also leave devices behind and remotely get in through the on board wireless. >> just last week the government accountability office issuing this report confirming the security loophole. >> so is the faa ready for this and now why is the airline going after security researcher. chris joins us. ni...

System on board and stalling the airplane's missions. >> you have to understand how computer networks work and avionics work and communicate between those systems. >> able to block the plane from the ground. >> we have in the airplane hooking up to the in-flight entertainment but theoretically, you can also leave devices behind and remotely get in through the on board wireless. >> just last week the government accountability office issuing this report confirming the security loophole. >> so is the faa ready for this and now why is the airline going after security researcher. chris joins us. ni...

Could be hacked. >> there are two ways of doing it. we have focused on actually physically being in the airplane hooking up to the in flight entertainment. theoretically you can leave devices behind and get on through through the on board wireless. >> he works to expose the security risks before they're exploited. he was just stopped while he was trying to board a flight from colorado to california. the airline admitting this, saying they prevented him flying because it's in the best interest of its customers. the fbi was waiting for him when the plane landed. one of the deadliest acts of te...

Different planes. i would allergy the faa is not ready for it, no. >> you are talking about really remote. you are not talking about somebody on the plane. somebody on the ground con figure a way to hook into the -- through the wi-fi in-flight into the avionics in the cockpit essentially and control that aircraft? >> so there is actually two ways of doing it. we have primarily focused on actually physically being in the airplane, hooking up to the inflighted entertainment. but theoretically you can also leave devices behind and remotely get in through the on board wireless, correct. >> but som...

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