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| Researchers use [GPS] spoofing to 'hack' into a flying drone |
| 2012-06-29 |
| Posted by:Bright Pebbles |
| #4 I'm not convinced. Apparently this doesn't take any super intellect and GPS spoofing devices are available on the market mostly used for spoofing GPS on mobile phones to show a location different from reality. "It's easy to spoof an unencrypted drone. Anybody technically skilled could do this - it would cost them some £700 for the equipment and that's it," he told BBC News." |
| Posted by: crosspatch 2012-06-29 17:53 |
| #3 Think it's more likely the Russians "helped" on that. |
| Posted by: Bright Pebbles 2012-06-29 16:18 |
| #2 I believe this is how Iran said they were able to get the drone that crashed there to fly off course and into Iran. |
| Posted by: crosspatch 2012-06-29 14:58 |
| #1 Better have an undisclosed backup encryption system ready in case we actually go to war with someone who knows what they are doing, or is friends with someone who knows what they are doing. Maybe a backup GPS on the opposite wingtup that can double-check the main GPS would be nice. One that cannot be spoofed. Or would 0.001mg be too heavy to add to the system without messing up its balance or some other goat-dip reason similar to why they can't include some sort of self-destruct/brain-ejection system in case of defection. |
| Posted by: gorb 2012-06-29 10:46 |