Hijacking airplanes with an Android phone (Help Net Security)

While I've simply read the articles, no special domain knowledge let alone inside info, my take ATM is that if it indeed might have been the PC version he targeted in the demo -- but that if so, it's part of the deliberate virtual-case targeting he did, and that he has reason to believe the same general techniques could be used against "the real thing". Of course, the involved companies, keen to put their best public face on things, would emphasize the virtual/demo aspect as well as that they're (publicly at least) eager to work with him to resolve remaining questions, while glossing over the uncomfortable (implied) fact that their production flight software is likely vulnerable to the same thing, likely with a few small tweaks.

Of course various law enforcement agencies certainly have an interest as well, both in keeping any specific details out of the public domain at least until fixes are in place, and in tamping down any panic that might result were this taken too seriously.

So basically I think the Honeywell spokesperson was telling the truth, but not necessarily the /whole/ truth, and that law enforcement's probably "encouraging" keeping it at exactly that level, for now.

Meanwhile, regardless of how big or little this ultimately is and how much we ultimately learn or don't learn, the Art Bell types are sure to be having a field day with it in the mean time!

Here's hoping people post links to Reuters, CNN, etc, reportage as it comes in.