Coin-sized device can hack a Boeing 737’s Flight Management Computer, mess with takeoff weights, or even divert an aircraft

tomshardware.com 2026-08-13 Jowi Morales

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Technologies:Flight Management Computer Multipurpose Control Display Unit FMC MCDU E&E bay Wi-Fi 3.5-inch floppy disk

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Aviation Security Flight Management System Cybersecurity Hacking Boeing 737 Flight Management Computer Flight Display System Avionics Remote Exploitation Flight Data Tampering Aircraft Accident Prevention Aviation Technology Protection

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Researchers from the University of California San Diego and Oberlin College have developed a coin-sized device capable of directly accessing a Boeing 737's external port to compromise its Flight Manag... Read original →

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