Avast WEBforum

Other => General Topics => Topic started by: Chris Thomas on December 18, 2009, 06:50:57 PM

Title: Iraqi insurgents hack US drones with $26 software
Post by: Chris Thomas on December 18, 2009, 06:50:57 PM

Iraqi militants are intercepting sensitive video feeds from US predator drones using $26 off-the-shelf software, and the same technique leaves feeds from most military aircraft vulnerable to snooping, according to published reports.

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/12/17/us_drones_hacked/

Scary stuff!! :o :o

Title: Re: Iraqi insurgents hack US drones with $26 software
Post by: pinnacle on December 18, 2009, 06:55:10 PM

hey it would be one Kodak Picture moment if the insurgents were tracking a drone and they saw the video feed and they then saw a closeup of their faces, and before they could say OH...SHI....... Hell fire missiles took them out.

Title: Re: Iraqi insurgents hack US drones with $26 software
Post by: Hermite15 on December 18, 2009, 07:11:07 PM

yeah it's that "skygrabber" thing...been on top of google searches for the least 2 or three days I read... I guess everybody these days needs to take down US drones   :D

Title: Re: Iraqi insurgents hack US drones with $26 software
Post by: DavidR on December 18, 2009, 07:43:14 PM

It might be able to grab the video feed, but it as far as any report goes, hasn't been able to control either its navigation or weapon systems.

Title: Re: Iraqi insurgents hack US drones with $26 software
Post by: bob3160 on December 19, 2009, 12:32:38 AM

If they want to intercept videos, why don't they go to YouTube ???  ;D ;D