Tweet from the researcher <a href="https://twitter.com/sidragon1/status/599956499675287552" rel="nofollow">https://twitter.com/sidragon1/status/599956499675287552</a>
There are other sources of the same story - here are some.<p>This one has significant discussion: <a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9558615" rel="nofollow">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9558615</a><p><pre><code> Hacker told F.B.I. he made plane fly sideways
(aptn.ca)
</code></pre>
This one also has some discussion: <a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9554841" rel="nofollow">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9554841</a><p><pre><code> Feds Say That Banned Researcher Commandeered a Plane
(wired.com)
</code></pre>
Other submissions, there may be more:<p><a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9560579" rel="nofollow">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9560579</a><p><pre><code> Computer expert hacked into plane and made it fly sideways, according to FBI
(independent.co.uk)
</code></pre>
<a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9556690" rel="nofollow">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9556690</a><p><pre><code> Researcher may have adjusted airplane controls from in-flight entertainment-FBI
(theverge.com)
</code></pre>
<a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9558222" rel="nofollow">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9558222</a><p><pre><code> Security researcher claimed to hack, control plane in flight
(engadget.com)
</code></pre>
<a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9560248" rel="nofollow">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9560248</a><p><pre><code> Hacker 'made plane climb' after taking control through in-flight system
(telegraph.co.uk)
</code></pre>
<a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9557418" rel="nofollow">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9557418</a><p><pre><code> Security researcher hacks plane mid-flight
(arstechnica.com)
</code></pre>
<a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9557796" rel="nofollow">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9557796</a><p><pre><code> FBI: researcher hacked plane in-flight, causing it to "climb"
(securityaffairs.co)
</code></pre>
<a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9555669" rel="nofollow">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9555669</a><p><pre><code> Hacker told FBI he made plane fly sideways after cracking entertainment system
(aptn.ca)
</code></pre>
<a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9558411" rel="nofollow">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9558411</a><p><pre><code> Researcher hacks flight system of plane, making it climb
(dailymail.co.uk)</code></pre>