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Flights halted at three US airports as watchdog warns over hacking threat

Global Published 21 September 2026, 23:06 · archived 21 Sep 2026

Senator Ron Wyden calls for swift action after GAO report finds systems guiding US aircraft vulnerable to interferenceA congressional watchdog has warned the systems guiding US aircraft are open to interference and deception as flights into three busy airports in the country’s north east US were halted by a radio equipment problem.The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) ordered a ground stop at about 10am on Monday for Newark Liberty international, Philadelphia international and Teterboro airports, saying some radio frequencies at the Philadelphia terminal radar approach control (Tracon) wer...

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