Drone Plane Converted to Airborne Hacking Platform at Black Hat

PC Magazine - Damon Poeter - 5 Aug, 2011
Digital death rains from above! A pair of security researchers have turned a surplus US Army drone plane into an airborne hacking platform that infiltrates Wi-Fi networks, intercepts cellphone calls, and even launches denial-of-service ...

DIY Spy Drone Sniffs Wi-Fi, Intercepts Phone Calls

Wired News - Kim Zetter - 5 Aug, 2011
LAS VEGAS â€" What do you do when the target you're spying on slips behind his home-security gates and beyond your reach? Launch your personal, specially equipped WASP drone â€" short for Wireless Aerial Surveillance Platform â€" to fly ...

It's a bird! It's a plane! It's a cyber attack?

CNNMoney - David Goldman - 5 Aug, 2011
Security professionals Richard Perkins (right) and Mike Tassey built a tiny cyber plane that packs a big punch. LAS VEGAS (CNNMoney) -- With a few thousand bucks, a tool box and some technical ...

Wardriving Evolves Into Warflying

Dark Reading - Ericka Chickowski - 5 Aug, 2011
BLACK HAT USA 2011 -- Las Vegas -- Yesterday at Black Hat, two security researchers demonstrated how a radio-controlled model airplane outfitted with a computer and 4G connectivity could be used to create a ...

Researchers show off homemade spy drone at Black Hat

Computerworld New Zealand - Jaikumar Vijayan - 5 Aug, 2011
A pair of security researchers Wednesday unveiled a remote controlled, unmanned aerial vehicle capable of cracking Wi-Fi passwords, exploiting weak wireless access points and mimicking a GSM tower to intercept cell phone conversations. ...

A Bird! A Plane! It's A Cyber Attack?

FoxReno.com - David Goldman - 5 Aug, 2011
LAS VEGAS (CNNMoney) -- With a few thousand bucks, a tool box and some technical skill, you could bring about the cyber apocalypse. Two security professionals proved as much at the Black Hat cybersecurity convention in Las Vegas on ...

Researchers show off homemade spy drone at Black Hat

Network World - Jaikumar Vijayan - 5 Aug, 2011
LAS VEGAS -- Two security researchers Wednesday unveiled a remote controlled, unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) that is capable of cracking Wi-Fi passwords, exploiting weak wireless access points and mimicking a GSM tower ...

 

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