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Dutch Hackers Create Wi-Fi Sniffing Drone

Posted by timothy on from the junior-birdman dept.

An anonymous reader writes "The WASP, or Wireless Aerial Surveillance Platform, has been built out of a hobby-grade airframe and open source Ardupilot autopilot, reports sUASnews. In the words of the Rabbit-Hole website, it's a 'Small Scale, Open Source UAV using off the shelf components. Designed to provide a vehicle to project cyber-offensive and defensive capabilities, and visual / electronic surveillance over distance cheaply and with little risk.'" Want a drone of your own? The makers have some pointers to helpful resources.

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  1. Did it actually fly? Broken wing. by Barryke · · Score: 5, Interesting

    The photoslides end with a mere broken wing on the takeoff strip. Did it actually fly?

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  2. Yes but... by Kildjean · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Aren't all remote control aircraft (hobbyist planes in particular) UAV's?

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  3. Awesome, Google Window View in 5,4,3....... by qwerty8ytrewq · · Score: 4, Interesting

    This is cool, I love that the science fiction future is so present in our world right now, and the power of 'it is possible, so we did it this way' I am quite amused by the quote" You don’t have to join too many dots for potential misuse." and I look forward to outrageous innovative uses by paparazzi, peeping toms, pervs, police, pyromaniacs, pilferers, pidgeon racers......

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    1. Re:Awesome, Google Window View in 5,4,3....... by Fumus · · Score: 4, Interesting

      I think I'll start a company selling curtains with Goatse on them.

  4. Another Obvious Application by hyades1 · · Score: 4, Interesting

    It would have been nice to have a few camera-bearing drones bopping around over the recent G-20 meeting in Toronto, out of the immediate reach of gentlemen with badges, batons and guns. The police seem oddly selective about video evidence they use in court and video evidence that somehow goes missing whenever the defense requests it.

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  5. UAV's that work! by fuzzel · · Score: 4, Interesting

    As that thing does not even seem to fly and people always like to see movies, check: http://ng.uavp.ch/ for a huge amount of information about NG-UAVP's (Next Generation Universal Areal Video Platform) of course all open source hard and software.

    Multiple videos of WORKING drones over here: http://ng.uavp.ch/moin/Videos

    Also, don't forget to check this cool cyber-cute overload: Quadrocopter Drone Has Its Own Little Home :)

    Btw, what is so special about adding a wireless card/stick to a drone and letting it sniff the airwaves? :)

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  6. Re:I want a hunter-killer drone... by gclef · · Score: 2, Interesting

    It won't be long...the weapon part (or at least fireworks) has already been done

  7. Strap on a brick of c4 by HeckRuler · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Ahh, the age of cheap home-built UAVs. All sorts of applications. Like this wi-fi sniffing, which is pretty neat.

    But strap a modestly sized brick of C-4 and you have yourself a (very slow) smart missile.