jaydor 345 Posted April 23, 2015 Report Share Posted April 23, 2015 Speculation is starting to emerge that the plane may have been deliberately crashed by an outside hacker taking control of the aircraft.. Source linc: http://www.express.co.uk/news/world/569283/Shock-claim-Germanwings-plane-downed-hacker?utm_source=Outbrain&utm_medium=externalwidget&utm_term=expressshowbiz&utm_campaign=outbrainfebruary If this is true then the CIA will have to have some answers over The doomed Malaysian flight Link to post Share on other sites
Christopher Low 63 Posted April 23, 2015 Report Share Posted April 23, 2015 So why did the copilot lock the captain out of the flight deck? Why did he not respond to repeated requests to unlock the door? Why did the aircraft start to descend at exactly the same time? I would be astonished if anyone is seriously considering this. Link to post Share on other sites
hifly 925 Posted April 23, 2015 Report Share Posted April 23, 2015 Never believe anything you read in the Daily Express. Link to post Share on other sites
TomDangeroux 4 Posted April 23, 2015 Report Share Posted April 23, 2015 This didn’t take long and thank you jaydor for hi-lighting just how low some media outlets can stoop. A security analyst makes an important point about the integrity of aircraft systems and then a 'hack', probably in the shower this morning, comes up with this terrible excuse for journalism. It’s not based on any facts or evidence, it’s pure ‘click bait.’ And then his editor posts it on the internet! Don’t encourage this type of trashy journalism. Don’t click the link. This will deny them their ad revenue. All they care about is the clicks and making money. I have done the dirty on your behalf. Here is the article in full minus pictures. Now i’m off for a shower Shock new claim - doomed Germanwings plane was downed by HACKER THE doomed Germanwings plane may have been crashed by a crazed hacker, rather than deliberately flown into the French Alps by co-pilot Andreas Lubitz, an aviation boss has claimed. Matt Andersson, president of American Indigo Aerospace, claimed a sick computer geek could have intercepted the electronics externally by hacking into the aircraft control systems. He said current theories Lubtiz barricaded himself in the cockpit to kill all 149 people onboard the Airbus A320 could be “misleading”. He warned the public to not jump to conclusions until international investigators verified theories in case safety chiefs wrongly impose strict safety regulations. Writing a letter in the Financial Times, he said French prosecutors were clear the plane accelerated as he ploughed into mountains. He wrote: “That may be, but it could be from any number of causes, including external electronic hacking into the aircraft's control and navigation systems through malware or electromagnetic interception. “This is one reason military and head-of-state aircraft are generally installed with specific shielding and additional active protective measures… Civilian aircraft are not.” The Germanwings flight from Barcelona to Dusseldorf was thought to have been crashed by Lubitz who was later found to have been signed off work sick with depression. He said the cockpit voice recorder, which recorded pilot Patrick Sondheimer trying to break down the locked cockpit door and screaming at a silent Lubitz, and the flight recorder data, which shows the plane making a dramatic descent, should be analysed by an international, multi-party air investigation team. He added: “Until they are, many broad assertions currently presented to the public may turn out to be erroneous, misleading or in some cases lead to improper or counterproductive regulatory and other reactions –including misplaced liability, financial and insurance claims.” Already Germanwings owner Lufthansa has announced a new rule ensuring two crew members must be in the cockpit at all times during flights. 2 Link to post Share on other sites
Captain Coffee 2,030 Posted April 23, 2015 Report Share Posted April 23, 2015 "He warned the public to not jump to conclusions until international investigators verified theories in case safety chiefs wrongly impose strict safety regulations." He obviously didn't take his own advice now did he?? Link to post Share on other sites
allardjd 1,853 Posted April 23, 2015 Report Share Posted April 23, 2015 It's become apparent from what's in the other thread that the concept of hacking an airliner is a plausible but difficult possibility, unfortunately, but to postulate that it happened for this one seems pretty silly. It seems to ignore a lot of known facts about what occurred aboard prior to impact. I'd have to categorize this one as hogwash. John Link to post Share on other sites
hifly 925 Posted April 23, 2015 Report Share Posted April 23, 2015 The Faily Express is notorious for sensationalist headlines. If it's not Princess Di is alive it's Prince Phillip ordered her demise. Every other day it's a new cure for alzheimers/cancer/parkinsons. Snow forecast for this Easter, probably heatwaves and drought for next week. Basically it's 1 Link to post Share on other sites
J G 927 Posted April 23, 2015 Report Share Posted April 23, 2015 You've got it Geoff. The whole article is cobblers. Link to post Share on other sites
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