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October 30, 2016 02:00 pm
Original Link: http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/IAIenTd3Jio/new-attack-can-seize-control-of-drones
New Attack Can Seize Control of Drones
A new radio transmitter "seizes complete control of nearby drones as they're in mid-flight," reports Ars Technica:From then on, the drones are under the full control of the person with the hijacking device. The remote control in the possession of the original operator experiences a loss of all functions, including steering, acceleration, and altitude... Besides hijacking a drone, the device provides a digital fingerprint that's unique to each craft. The fingerprint can be used to identify trusted drones from unfriendly ones and potentially to provide forensic evidence for use in criminal or civil court cases... Hijacks could allow law-enforcement officers to safely seize control of vulnerable drones that are endangering or interfering with first responders. The hacks could also provide ordinary citizens with a less-draconian way of disabling a drone they believe is impinging on their property or privacy... A patchwork of federal and state laws makes it unclear if even local authorities have the legal authority to shoot or hack an aircraft out of the sky. XKCD once proposed solving the problem with butterfly nets, but instead this new attack is exploiting unencrypted DSMx radio signals.Read more of this story at Slashdot.
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