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Drone Maker Enforces No-Fly Zone Over DC, Hijacking Malware Demonstrated

Posted by samzenpus on from the fly-that-anywhere dept.

An anonymous reader writes A recent incident at the White House showed that small aerial vehicles (drones) present a specific security problem. Rahul Sasi, a security engineer at Citrix R&D, created MalDrone, the first backdoor malware for the AR drone ARM Linux system to target Parrot AR Drones, but says it can be modified to target others as well. The malware can be silently installed on a drone, and be used to control the drone remotely and to conduct remote surveillance. Meanwhile, the Chinese company that created the drone that crashed on the White House grounds has announced a software update for its "Phantom" series that will prohibit flight within 25 kilometers of the capital.

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  1. Coming soon... by jargonburn · · Score: 3, Funny
    The next software patch will be to prevent its GPS from being spoofed to believe it's NOT within 25km of DC.

    The following patch will be to fix a piece of joke malware that makes the drone believe its ALWAYS within 25km of DC
    (but it won't work)

  2. Re:why fly at 3AM? by mwvdlee · · Score: 3, Funny

    If you have a drone, the question is; why WOULDN'T you be flying the drone at 3AM?

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