AIRLINE HACKED

Although the fears about hackers getting into airline systems or even airplane controls themselves have been in the news for several weeks, no one seems to have taken any steps to prevent it.  Almost 1,500 passengers scheduled to fly with Polish state-owned airline LOT had their flights canceled after unknown hackers attacked the airline’s computers, according to a report from BREITBART.COM.  

Ten flights were grounded at Warsaw’s Frederic Chopin Airport, and several hours later, LOT had fixed the problems caused by the hackers, and regularly scheduled flights were running again. LOT provided hotel rooms for passengers who had to stay overnight to wait for other flights.  Apparently, the hackers attacked the airline’s ground computer systems, making it impossible to issue flight plans. 

It occurs to me that terrorism takes many forms and that the hacking of airlines or airplanes is one of them.  Suppose... just suppose... that a hacker was able to gain access to an airplane's control systems and steer it into a tall skyscraper or national monument.  

Could I.S.I.S. do that?  Probably not; they're just a JV team, remember...