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@hteso Transponder shut-off, communications off, direction change at a waypoint, but ACARS Tx pings. Flight MH370 a possible ACARS hack?

My personal assumption would be that a transmitter at least would likely have been on-board, if not the person controlling it.

ACARS is satelite-data though, so if it was a software attack either the feed would need to be compromised or overwhelmed.

Since aircraft manufacturers deny the security hole exists, it’s impossible to say if that’s possible.

Question is, would manipulating ACARS data allow on-board communications to be shut off too?