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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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    1. Re:Did it actually fly? Broken wing. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Informative

      The makers of the WASP give an interview in the s7e25 episode of Hak5, where they explain that the platform currently has a very tight flight envelope. It's almost always on the brink of crashing. Quote: "It flies much like a wounded harbor seal would. [...] It's a real juggling act to keep it in the air."

  2. Re:Yes but... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Informative

    The meaning of "unmanned" extends to the pilot on the ground. UAVs don't have people on board and can fly more than a straight line in a controlled manner without immediate control input from a pilot on the ground. It's technically illegal to fly UAVs without visual contact in visual flight rules air space.