The many future uses and benefits of commercial drone technology are only limited by human imagination (and maybe future FAA regulations). But with every innovation comes a dark side – a Moriarty for every Sherlock. Drones are no exception and, according to a recent federal study (obtained exclusively by CSMonitor.com), UAVs may be particularly vulnerable to Black Hat hackers – … [Read more...] about Hacker Drones are on the Hunt for Digital Prey
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New Software ‘Snoopy’ Lets Your Drone Hack Smartphones
Last month at the Black Hat conference in London, information security company SensePost unveiled Snoopy, a tracking and profiling framework that can easily hack into mobile Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and radio enabled devices. The most common target are Smartphones. Since Smartphones are constantly looking for ‘safe networks’ to join, Snoopy can quickly mimic a familiar digital … [Read more...] about New Software ‘Snoopy’ Lets Your Drone Hack Smartphones