Drone

Pierluigi Paganini July 27, 2015
Drone Firing Semi-Automatic Handgun, what’s next?

While a video of a drone firing a semi-automatic handgun is circulating on the internet, security experts demand a strict law in the use of UAVs. I decided to present you this case to raise once again, my concerns on the uncontrolled and the unregulated diffusion of drones. Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are a powerful instrument […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 20, 2015
Internal emails reveal Hacking Team is working on a weaponized spying drone

Experts who are analyzing the Hacking Team internal emails discovered that the firm is working on the development of a weaponized drone. Security experts are continuing to dig the leaked internal emails from the Hacking Team, last revelation is related to the development of an unmanned aerial vehicle with the ability to run cyber attacks […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 06, 2015
Hacking Military Drones Info Can Be Found on Google

You can find a manual on how to hack drones online, simply searching on Google. This can lead to severe problems and negative consequences. Drones have become truly popular, due to the multiple benefits that they offer. In the military, drones have been in use thanks to their versatility, their low cost and of course […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 25, 2015
Trains controlled by European Rail Traffic Management System could potentially be hacked

The European Rail Traffic Management System is a signalling system that will control all the Britain’s trains and it could potentially be hacked. By increasing the penetration level of the technology in our ordinary life, we are increasing our surface of attack. We have discussed many times about the risks for critical infrastructure, but threat […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 27, 2015
A hacker developed Maldrone, the first malware for drones

Security expert Rahul Sasi has discovered and exploited a backdoor in Parrot AR Drones that allows him to remotely hijack the UAV with the malware Maldrone. The diffusion of drones is alerting government and authorities, small Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) are used more frequently in different sectors. The security of drones in both military and […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 17, 2014
Wireless Aerial Surveillance Platform, the DIY Spy Drone

Vespid is amongst most the important espionage artifacts based on the Wireless Aerial Surveillance Platform for the for the construction of a DIY Spy Drone. The Wireless Aerial Surveillance Platform is a small DIY drone that has the capability to crack Wi-Fi passwords, eavesdropping on Wi-Fi passwords, eavesdropping on cell phone calls and read text […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 07, 2014
The System-Aware Secure Sentinel against drone hacking

The System-Aware Secure Sentinel system is the solution able to prevent cyber attacks against drones by detecting “illogical behaviors” of the vehicle. The US Defense has sponsored the development of the System-Aware Secure Sentinel, a system to shield unmanned aerial vehicles from cyber-attacks. The system developed with funds from the US Department of Defense, the […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 25, 2014
Hacking air gapped networks by using lasers and drones

A group of Israeli researchers has demonstrated at the last Black Hat Conference how to hack air gapped networks by using lasers and drones. A lot of people believe that it is possible to secure a computer keeping it off, security specialists define a network separated by the Internet, or by any other unsecure networks, as “Air gapped […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 08, 2014
Spy Plane Scrambled Air Traffic Control in Southern California

FAA confirmed that its air traffic system experienced problems while processing a flight plan filed for a U-2 spy plane that operates in Southern California. In the past, we had a long discussed on new cyber warfare scenarios, the conflicts in the cyberspace have many faces, we saw sophisticated hacking platforms like the NSA FOXACID […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 25, 2013
Chinese hackers increasingly attracted to the drone technology

Intelligence agencies reveal that Chinese hackers increasingly attracted to the drone technology while Chinese drone industry grows like never before! The fact that Chinese hackers are most persistent collectors for sensitive information is not a mystery, more difficult to demonstrate the direct involvement of the PLA behind the operations of computer experts that systematically seek to unravel […]