"Although the media claims remain theoretical and unproven, the media publicity associated with these statements may encourage actors to use the described intrusion methods," the alert for companies read as quoted by Sky News.
Earlier in April, the US Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a report, revealing that hackers could potentially take over planes because cockpit and passenger Wi-Fi networks are currently organized into a common network.
A Boeing spokesperson told Sputnik that the report was inaccurate.
The FBI statement followed a message posted on Twitter by security expert Chris Roberts, who joked about being able to break into a plane's network using his laptop.
Find myself on a 737/800, lets see Box-IFE-ICE-SATCOM, ? Shall we start playing with EICAS messages? "PASS OXYGEN ON" Anyone ? :)
— Chris Roberts (@Sidragon1) 15 апреля 2015
After the message was posted, Roberts was questioned by the FBI, and a few days later he was banned from boarding a flight to California.
