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“Hackers
may have a new weapon in their arsenal: a drone loaded with software
capable of probing any wireless network in range, and relaying the
data to its operator. The drone is available to anyone willing to
afford the $2,500 price tag. David Jordan, a roboticist at the
US-based company Aerial Assault, presented the drone at the Def Con
hacking conference in Las Vegas on Sunday. He says the drone is
loaded with an array of software capable of looking for weaknesses in
any unsecured wireless networks in range, recording information about
vulnerabilities, and capturing the precise GPS coordinates of the
target.”
“Hackers
call this procedure ‘penetration testing’, which is usually done
through the existing networks. Arming a drone with the software,
however, means that hackers can sneak up on networks not intended for
communication with the outside world, and therefore usually less
secure. Earlier versions of hacking drones were able to pose as
unsecured wireless networks, harvesting data from gullible users.
Aerial Assault’s model is the first armed with automated hacking
tools.”
“Def
Con, also known as DEFCON, is one of the world’s largest hacking
conferences, held annually in Las Vegas since 1993. This year’s
conference ran August 6-9. Many hackers were already in town for the
Black Hat USA conference, which ran August 1-6. Among the techniques
featured at the conference was ‘Funtenna’, a hacking method
capable of taking over household appliances.”
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