10. Februar 2025|
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|10 months agoSwiss Aviation Authority Identifies Critical Vulnerabilities in Collision Warning Systems
The Swiss Cyber-Defence Campus has discovered significant security flaws in civil aviation's collision warning systems, raising concerns about flight safety and prompting international response.
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- The Swiss Cyber-Defence Campus discovered two vulnerabilities in civil aviation's TCAS II collision warning system
- TCAS is mandatory for civil aircraft weighing 5.7 tonnes or more
- The vulnerabilities were classified as moderate and severe by US authorities
By The Numbers
5.7
tonnes minimum aircraft weight requiring TCAS
2
number of vulnerabilities discovered
They Said
"No technical countermeasures are currently available"