Security News

DJI Patches Forum Bug That Allowed Drone Account Takeovers
2018-11-08 14:29

Bug opened door for malicious link attack, giving hacker access to stored DJI drone data of commercial and consumer customers.

DJI plugs security flaws that could have enabled access to users’ data and drone images
2018-11-08 14:00

Researchers at Check Point and DJI today shared details of a potential vulnerability that could have impacted DJI’s infrastructure. Vulnerability impact If exploited, the vulnerability would have...

Prison smuggler busted by his own drone camera
2018-10-05 12:10

It turns out that drones advertised off the back of beautiful aerial shots also take great videos of murky drug dens.

Hacker Compromises Air Force Captain to Steal Sensitive Drone Info
2018-07-12 20:04

The thief also had a second dataset, including the M1 Abrams maintenance manual, a tank platoon training course, a crew survival course and documentation on improvised explosive device (IED)...

Hacker Sold Stolen U.S. Military Drone Documents On Dark Web For Just $200
2018-07-11 20:33

You never know what you will find on the hidden Internet 'Dark Web.' Just about an hour ago we reported about someone selling remote access linked to security systems at a major International...

... Aaaand that's a fifth Brit Army Watchkeeper drone to crash in Wales
2018-06-14 13:38

Troubled surveillance craft has taken a shine to terra firma A British Army Watchkeeper drone has crashed near Aberporth, taking the number of crashes involving the unmanned aircraft to five.…

We 'could' send troubled Watchkeeper drones to war, insists UK minister
2018-04-17 14:58

And I 'could' sing a duet with Taylor Swift Comment The British Army's troubled Watchkeeper drones "could still be deployed on operations", a defence minister has insisted.…

Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it's a terrible leak of drone buyers' data
2018-04-01 00:00

Tens of thousands of online shoppers' payment details left totally unencrypted Exclusive A popular drone dealership website left its entire transaction database exposed online with no encryption...

Detecting Drone Surveillance with Traffic Analysis
2018-01-24 11:28

This is clever: Researchers at Ben Gurion University in Beer Sheva, Israel have built a proof-of-concept system for counter-surveillance against spy drones that demonstrates a clever, if not...

Is Your DJI Drone a Chinese Spy? Leaked DHS Memo Suggests
2017-12-04 13:18

The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has recently accused Da-Jiang Innovations (DJI), one of the largest drone manufacturers, of sending sensitive information about U.S....