LAS VEGAS (AFP) - Air traffic control software used around the world could be exploited by hackers to unleash squadrons of ghost planes to befuddle those entrusted to keep the skies safe, a security researcher said on Thursday.
Cyprus-based Mr Andrei Costin demonstrated his findings at a Black Hat gathering of cyber defenders that ends on Thursday in Las Vegas.
'This is for information only,' Mr Costin said as he outlined how someone with modest tech skills and about US$2,000 (S$2,500) worth of electronics could vex air traffic controllers or even stalk celebrities travelling in private jets.
'Everything you do is at your own risk.'