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Drone Hacking – Daily Security Byte EP. 160

October 16, 2015 By Corey Nachreiner

This week a research team found vulnerabilities in a remote control  communication protocol that would allow them to crash or ground quadcopters. What does hacking a drone have to do with information security? Watch today’s video to find out.

(Episode Runtime: 2:27)

Direct YouTube Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fcCtAdYorrY

EPISODE REFERENCES:

  • Researcher post about a MAVLink vulnerability – Shellntel
  • Video showing the Shellntel researchers’ attack – YouTube
  • Reddit discusses a multicopter attack – Reddit
  • Exploiting drones with MAVLink – Hackaday

— Corey Nachreiner, CISSP (@SecAdept)

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