Security News

... 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....

DHS Says Drone Maker DJI Helping China Spy on U.S.
2017-12-04 09:09

A memo from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) warns that China-based Da-Jiang Innovations (DJI), one of the world’s largest drone manufacturers, has been providing information on...

Researcher Spars With Drone Maker DJI Over Security Flaws
2017-11-20 10:18

DJI Alleges Bug Bounty 'Hacker' Damaged Server And Threatened CompanyA veteran security researcher has become entangled in a conflict with Chinese drone manufacturer DJI over his security...

Drone Maker DJI, Researcher Quarrel Over Bug Bounty Program
2017-11-17 10:02

China-based Da-Jiang Innovations (DJI), one of the world’s largest drone makers, has accused a researcher of accessing sensitive information without authorization after the expert bashed the...

DJI launches privacy mode for drone operators
2017-10-03 12:30

DJI launched a new Local Data Mode that stops internet traffic to and from its DJI Pilot app, in order to provide enhanced data privacy assurances for sensitive government and enterprise...

Week in review: Cyber threat hunting, Android DDoS botnet, drone bug bounty (Help Net Security)
2017-09-03 18:00

Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, podcasts and articles: New, custom ransomware delivered to orgs via extremely targeted emails Ransomware campaigns are usually...