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Researchers claim chip used in
military systems and civilian aircraft has built-in function that could let in
hackers
The Boeing 787 Dreamliner uses
the Actel ProASIC chip that is troubling researchers. Photograph: Graeme
Robertson for the Guardian
Two Cambridge experts have discovered a "back door" in a computer chip used in military systems and aircraft such as the Boeing 787 that could allow the chip to be taken over via the internet.
The discovery will heighten
concerns about the risks of cyber-attacks on sensitive installations, coming on
the heels of the discovery this week of the 'Flamer' virus which has been
attacking computer systems in Iran, Syria and Saudi Arabia.
In a paper that has been
published in draft form online and seen by the Guardian, researchers Sergei
Skorobogatov of Cambridge University and Chris Woods of Quo Vadis Labs say that
they have discovered a method that a hacker can use to connect to the internals
of a chip made by Actel, a US manufacturer.
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