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Tag: drones


Privacy protection, Security

US agencies warn made-in-China drones might help Beijing snoop on the world

January 19, 2024

Via: The Register

Two US government agencies, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), warned on Wednesday that drones made in China could be used to gather information on critical infrastructure. “The People’s Republic of China (PRC) […]


Network security, Security

Alert: New Electromagnetic Attacks on Drones Could Let Attackers Take Control

June 28, 2023

Via: The Hacker News

Drones that don’t have any known security weaknesses could be the target of electromagnetic fault injection (EMFI) attacks, potentially enabling a threat actor to achieve arbitrary code execution and compromise their functionality and safety. The research comes from IOActive, which […]


Network security, Security

How drones affect your threat model

August 3, 2020

Via: CSO Online

Most security leaders are unlikely to have drones on the list of threats they need to defend against on the cyber or physical security front. Drones can, however, introduce new risks that organizations need to recognize and address proactively, say […]


Hacker, Mobile security

Can someone hack my drone?

May 31, 2017

Via: Panda Security

Drones are gaining more and more popularity here in the US. They are no longer only a military tool able to operate thousands of miles away from us, but an easily accessible product available in almost every consumer electronics store […]


Mobile security, Privacy protection

Camera drones: A flying spy is peeping into your window

November 21, 2016

Via: Panda Security

Drones have conquered the world: they are used to hunt down tax evaders and illegal hunters, help suppress wildfires, find victims after natural disasters… They even serve as flying cameras to assist in filming movies and for aerial photography. Online […]


Hacker, Vulnerabilities

Drones armed with guns, chainsaws and vulnerabilities

May 3, 2016

Via: Kaspersky Blog

Over the past few years drones have evolved from toys to powerful tools that can be used by pretty much everybody. Armies use them for scouting and aerial spotting, coast-guards — as coastal patrol. When it comes to mapping the […]


Hacker

Design Flaws Expose Drones to Hacker Attacks: Researcher

September 30, 2015

Via: hacker

Until a few years ago, only military organizations could afford #drones, but advances in sensors, micro-controllers and batteries have led to these aerial vehicles becoming available to consumers. These days, anyone can buy a quadcopter with a camera and have […]