Did malware cause Spanair crash?

• Book ID: 104392852
• Publisher: Elsevier Science
• Year: 2010
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 74 KB
• Volume: 2010
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 1353-4858
• DOI: 10.1016/s1353-4858(10)70108-2

✦ Synopsis

Did malware cause Spanair crash? R eports that malware contributed to the 2008 crash of Spanair flight 5022 have greatly overstated the case. The malware did not bring down the MD-82, which crashed shortly after take-off from Madrid and resulted in 154 deaths. But the case may emphasise the dangers of over-reliance on computer systems.