Report: Trojan a factor in fatal Spanair crash?

People sometimes forget how relying on tech so much makes us so much more vulnerable. The combination of well-funded hackers and careless watchers can cause major trouble.

 

So the Mainframe processed reports about the health and issues of the aircraft fleet. Being infected, the mainframe failed to alert of serious problems with a plane.

Silly questions,
Could the mainframe have had internet access? Maybe for software updates.
Was it running Windows?

 

See also: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/38790670

 

Well hey, at least the space station didn't crash

 

Malware writers and distributors are irresponsible idiots for not realizing the full implications of their actions. I hope the full force of the law comes down on whoever wrote or distributed that malware.