Friday, October 28, 2016

Now someone can take over your quadcopter in flight

http://arstechnica.com/security/2016/10/drone-hijacker-gives-hackers-complete-control-of-aircraft-in-midflight/


Well that's not very nice.

"It's a radio transmitter that seizes complete control of nearby drones as they're in mid-flight. From then on, the drones are under the full control of the person with the hijacking device. The remote control in the possession of the original operator experiences a loss of all functions, including steering, acceleration, and altitude. The hack works against any drone that communicates over DSMx, a widely used remote control protocol for operating hobbyist drones, planes, helicopters, cars, and boats."

This is pretty scary.  If your quadcopter suddenly veers out of your control and hits someone, how on earth could you prove you were no longer in control?

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