Wired has an article about two security researches who presented their personal hacking spy drone at BlackHat this week. And although the idea of a personal drone with some type of surveillance equipment is not new, some of the tools they equipped this drone with are down right awesome.
IMSI catcher to trick cell phone signals into connecting instead of to a cell tower for calls? Check
GPS receiver for pre-programmed flight plans? Check
WiFi for connecting to networks? Check
340 million word dictionary for brute force attacks? Check
The list goes on...
I personally agree with one of the commenters that I would prefer a rotory wing aircraft, such as a helicopter, because landing and takeoff would be easier and require less space, and because you would have much better maneuverability.
Regardless it is a cool concept, just wish I had the cash lying around to make it a weekend project!
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05 August 2011
03 August 2011
Massive Security Breaches
From Dmitri Alperovitch, VP of Threat Research over at McAfee: Operation Shady RAT.
Also, and article from the BBC.
I am almost shocked at the sheer scope of the attacks and successful intrusions (after all, IT security is still not a priority on many people's list). Not only were several US government (Fed and local) entities successfully breached, but so were several US companies. Defense contractors, a real-state firm, an accounting firm, an electronics company, several IT companies, and a construction company were among the known targets that were breached. Some of these breaches lasted for over a year!
Speculation focuses on China as the most likely source of the attacks, which means there would be a high likelihood of State involvement. If this is the case, I wouldn't be surprised if several firearms manufacturers were also breached and don't know it yet. China's military has been searching for ways to gain a strategic advantage, other than the sheer size of their military, for years. Being able to obtain new gun designs and schematics that are being engineered for the US military would be a huge competitive advantage, both to the Chinese military, as well as any Chinese arms manufacturers.
Just some food for thought.
Also, and article from the BBC.
I am almost shocked at the sheer scope of the attacks and successful intrusions (after all, IT security is still not a priority on many people's list). Not only were several US government (Fed and local) entities successfully breached, but so were several US companies. Defense contractors, a real-state firm, an accounting firm, an electronics company, several IT companies, and a construction company were among the known targets that were breached. Some of these breaches lasted for over a year!
Speculation focuses on China as the most likely source of the attacks, which means there would be a high likelihood of State involvement. If this is the case, I wouldn't be surprised if several firearms manufacturers were also breached and don't know it yet. China's military has been searching for ways to gain a strategic advantage, other than the sheer size of their military, for years. Being able to obtain new gun designs and schematics that are being engineered for the US military would be a huge competitive advantage, both to the Chinese military, as well as any Chinese arms manufacturers.
Just some food for thought.
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