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Researchers Figure Out How to Perform a Hostile Takeover of a DSMx Controlled Drone

posted by janrinok on Friday October 28 2016, @10:01AM   
from the not-as-much-fun-as-buckshot dept.

Fnord666 writes:

ArsTechinca has an article about a new system created by a researcher that exploits weaknesses in the DSMx control protocol that allows them to take over a remotely controlled drone.

Now, a researcher has demonstrated a significantly more subtle and proactive remedy that doesn't involve shotgun blasts or after-the-fact arrests by law enforcement. It's a radio transmitter that seizes complete control of nearby drones as they're in mid-flight. From then on, the drones are under the full control of the person with the hijacking device. The remote control in the possession of the original operator experiences a loss of all functions, including steering, acceleration, and altitude. The hack works against any drone that communicates over DSMx, a widely used remote control protocol for operating hobbyist drones, planes, helicopters, cars, and boats.

Now that the information is out there I would expect to see DIY versions of this on hackaday pretty soon.

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• What are they... What are they... (Score: -1, Offtopic) by Anonymous Coward on Friday October 28 2016, @10:13AM

  by Anonymous Coward on Friday October 28 2016, @10:13AM (#419784)

  What the kind of living beings, are they!?

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• Re:What are they... (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday October 28 2016, @11:24AM

  by Anonymous Coward on Friday October 28 2016, @11:24AM (#419798)

  Male bees, [wikipedia.org] of course.

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