Flights halted at three US airports as watchdog warns over hacking threat

Senator Ron Wyden calls for swift action after GAO report finds systems guiding US aircraft vulnerable to interference A congressional watchdog has warned the systems guiding US aircraft are open to interference and deception as flights into three busy airports in the country’s north east US were halted by a radio equipment problem. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) ordered a ground stop at about 10am on Monday for Newark Liberty international, Philadelphia international and Teterboro ai...

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