System on board and stalling the airplane s missions. you have to understand how computer networks work and avionics work and communicate between those systems. able to block the plane from the ground. we have in the airplane hooking up to the in-flight entertainment but theoretically, you can also leave devices behind and remotely get in through the on board wireless. just last week the government accountability office issuing this report confirming the security loophole. so is the faa ready for this and now why is the airline going after security researcher. chris joins us. nice to have you back. thank you very much. nice to be on again. so, chris, what happened on saturday when you wanted to board united flight. i actually got a telephone call about two and a half hours before i boarded about somebody calling me from a hotel in gulf resorts telling me i wasn t allowed to get on the airplane. i thought it was a crank call. i ended up going to the
System on board and stalling the airplane s missions. you have to understand how computer networks work and avionics work and communicate between those systems. able to block the plane from the ground. we have in the airplane hooking up to the in-flight entertainment but theoretically, you can also leave devices behind and remotely get in through the on board wireless. just last week the government accountability office issuing this report confirming the security loophole. so is the faa ready for this and now why is the airline going after security researcher. chris joins us. nice to have you back. thank you very much. nice to be on again. so, chris, what happened on saturday when you wanted to board united flight. i actually got a telephone call about two and a half hours before i boarded about somebody calling me from a hotel in gulf resorts telling me i wasn t allowed to get on the airplane. i thought it was a crank call. i ended up going to the
Assurances we need whether it comes to security. and that saudi arabian rehabilitation program is taking a lot of criticism. they were supposed to use sports and art therapy to turn these terrorists away from extremism and to more productive citizens. we ll see. sports and art therapy. thank you, shannon. interesting. thanks for that report. there is new fall-out after a gun-smuggling ring was apparently busted wide open involving airline employees moving those weapons through two of the busiest airports in the world. here you see some of the guns that were seized. the current and former workers accused of putting guns and ammunition on at least 20 flights from atlanta s heartsfield airport into new york. it s all shining a spotlight on a major security loophole. the scheme really poses a threat in terms of terrorism. they can put guns on a plane this time. they could have sly put a bomb on one of those planes.
The woman in the truck even claimed to be a police officer while pounding on the window. she was arrested. those are some of our top stories on this tuesday, december 23rd. announcer: from abc news, this is world news now. let s start with this alarming story of a bag full of guns being brought right on to an airline flight. federal agents say a gun smuggling ring was bringing the weapons from atlanta to new york. joe torres reports, one of the suspects worked for the airline and didn t have to go through security. security is only as good as the people providing the security. reporter: it seems there s a major security loophole for flights from atlanta hartsfield jackson to jfk. earlier this month, investigators in new york arrested a delta baggage handler who arranged for the transfer of 18 firearms and ammunition inside a carry-on bag. seven of those guns were loaded. people have to be policed. several levels of security and protection so that this doesn t
Flight 370. shep? tough to bear. the federal aviation administration reports it s taking steps to prevent cyberattacks on the 777. sources as boeing say they don t think hackers attacked the missing plane because its systems are older, but faa officials say they re trying to fix a security loophole that could let passengers access critical flight data through cabin computers. well, if the objects in now in the frame mouse satellite photos are in fact part of the missing jet, and the debris is still floating, how will searchers be able to find it? especially considering the satellite pictures are so many days old and the objects could have drifted hundreds of miles. some answer a shepard smith reporting continues live from oxford, mississippi, right after this. .and a choice. take 4 advil in a day which is 2 aleve.