Flights were temporarily halted at several major East Coast airports, including Newark Liberty International, Philadelphia International, and Teterboro, due to an FAA equipment outage. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) cited issues with radio frequencies at the Philadelphia Terminal Radar Approach Control (Tracon) as the cause, leading to ground stops and delays.
This disruption occurred as a congressional watchdog, Senator Ron Wyden, issued a warning about the vulnerability of systems guiding US aircraft to interference and deception. A Government Accountability Office (GAO) report highlighted that these critical systems could be susceptible to hacking, prompting calls for immediate action to bolster cybersecurity measures within the aviation sector.
US Airport Flights Halted Amid Hacking Threat Warnings
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