Security News > 2024 > January > US agencies warn made-in-China drones might help Beijing snoop on the world

Two US government agencies, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and Federal Bureau of Investigation, warned on Wednesday that drones made in China could be used to gather information on critical infrastructure.

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Reports of drones used for hacking appeared at Black Hat in 2016.

Modified drones have also been used in the past to intercept credentials and Wi-Fi that was later hard coded into tools deployed to attack other devices.

The Department of Homeland Security sounded the alarm on concerns over Chinese-made drones in May of 2019, a quainter time when the government was still giving Huawei reprieves on sourcing American technology.

The US government grounded its own fleet of around 800 drones over fears of Chinese espionage back in January of 2020 while it revised its procurement laws.

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