Security News

An Army Watchkeeper drone tried to land. Then meatbags took over from the computers
2019-08-13 16:54

Operators cut throttle during go-around. Aircraft crashed A British Army Watchkeeper drone that crashed near its home base of Aberporth in north Wales did so after its crew overrode its autopilot,...

The sea is dangerous and no one likes robots, so why not send a drone on rescue missions?
2019-08-05 16:38

UK.gov offers £990k for pilotless pilot The UK's Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) is coughing up just shy of a million quid to see how drones could help with sea rescue and surveillance operations.…

Cybersecurity: Drones Will Soon Become Both Predator and Prey
2019-07-19 13:47

Like other IoT devices, drones currently have very poor security controls, making them vulnerable to hijacking.

Iran is doing to our networks what it did to our spy drone, claims Uncle Sam: Now they're bombing our hard drives
2019-06-24 19:35

Tehran's hackers are 'wiping' infected machines as tensions spike, fresh sanctions approved Hackers operating on behalf of the Iranian government have turned destructive, warns the US Department...

U.S. Launched Cyber Attacks on Iran After Drone Shootdown: Reports
2019-06-23 01:13

The United States launched cyber attacks against Iranian missile control systems and a spy network this week after Tehran downed an American surveillance drone, US media reported on Saturday. read more

Raytheon and Black Sage to provide an integrated drone detection and mitigation system
2019-06-18 23:00

Raytheon Company and Black Sage are now partnering through a formal teaming arrangement to provide an integrated drone detection and mitigation system for civil authorities, critical...

US Warns Chinese Drones May Steal Data: Report
2019-05-21 11:34

Washington has warned that Chinese-made drones could be giving spy agencies in Beijing "unfettered access" to stolen data, according to a report in American media. The Department of Homeland...

DHS Reportedly Warns of Chinese-Made Drones Stealing Data
2019-05-20 21:48

Drones May Be Sending Data Back to China, According to News ReportsThe Department of Homeland Security is warning that Chinese-made drones could be sending sensitive data back to their...

Air Force intel bod Daniel Hale charged with 'leaking drone documents' to journo
2019-05-09 20:41

Soldier's pilfered docs provided basis for drone news reports A former Air Force intelligence analyst who fed documents to the press detailing the US military's secret drone programs has been...

Brit Watchkeeper drone fell in the sea because blocked sensor made algorithms flip out
2019-04-15 13:58

Report scolds maker Thales for poorly understood software A British Army Watchkeeper drone stalled itself and crashed into the sea on a bad weather flight test, military investigators have said –...