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Date posted: 08/08/2011 Computer security specialists showed off a homemade drone aircraft Friday capable of launching airborne cyber attacks, hijacking mobile phone calls, or even delivering a dirty bomb. Rich Perkins and Mike Tassey built the bright yellow Wireless Arial Surveillance Platform in a garage from a used US Army target drone that they customized to find mobile phones and Internet hotspots. "It will fly a plotted course and return to base," Perkins said while showing the WASP to AFP at a DefCon hackers gathering in Las Vegas. "We loaded it up with the ability to attack Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and GSM cellular networks." WASP can grab packets of data being sent over the air on wireless networks, or use unsecured hot spots as gateways through which cyber attacks can be launched on computer systems. The drone can grab GMS mobile phone identification numbers that can then be used to bill outgoing calls. It can also let hackers impersonate cell phone towers and eavesdrop on people's calls. Second-hand drones such as that used for WASP can be bought online for about $150. See the full Story via external site: www.physorg.com Most recent stories in this category (Life): 17/05/2013: IT industry ignores silver surfers at its peril |
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