Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370: Cyber Hijack Theory Claims Hackers Used Mobile Phones To Take Over Plane While Pilot Is Under Fire, Objects From Aircraft Being Investigated

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Two large objects were found in the Indian Ocean that officials believe may have been a part of the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370.

According to the NY Daily News, one of objects spotted had a dimension of almost 80 feet while the other was smaller.

John Young, manager of Australian Maritime Safety Authority's emergency response division, stated, "This is a lead, it's probably the best lead we have right now."

CNN has reported that there is still no sign of the plane that was destined for Beijing, despite the efforts of teams from 26 nations.

On Tuesday, a law enforcement official told CNN that the Malaysia Airlines Flight's first major change of course was almost certainly programmed by somebody in the cockpit.

The change was reportedly entered into the plane's system at least 12 minutes before a person in the cockpit signed off to air traffic controllers.

Two minutes after the signoff, the plane's transponder stopped communicating details about the plane's altitude, speed and heading.

Although experts believe that someone inside flight MH370 may be responsible for the missing aircraft, some believe that this may actually be the world's first cyber hijack.

While speaking to The Express, British anti-terrorist expert and former Home office scientific adviser Dr Sally Leivesley voiced her new theory.

She stated that hackers could have hijacked the plan to change the plane's speed, altitude and direction by sending radio signals to its flight management system from a mobile phone.

Leivesley continued on the cyber hijack theory, "There appears to be an element of planning from someone with a very sophisticated systems engineering understanding."

The anti-terror expert reported, "It is looking more and more likely that the control of some systems was taken over in a deceptive manner, either manually, so someone sitting in a seat overriding the autopilot, or via a remote device turning off or overwhelming the systems."

While the cyber hijack theory could be a possibility, investigators are trying to make sure that the pilot, crew and passengers aren't involved in the disappearance of the Malaysian Airlines Flight.

Background checks have been conducted and so far, nothing significant has been found. The pilot is reportedly on top of the suspect list.

Angry families have been demanding more answers in regards to the missing passengers of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370.

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