Area X New danger of cyberwarfare "hackable" Drones by jokerphd

 

Researchers at the University of Texas, USA have discovered a way to change the breadcrumb drone, causing his crash, or just grab any of them.

As part of their experiment, led by Professor Todd Humphreys, scientists were able to take control of a civilian drone, operated by the Department of Homeland Security, giving false signals for GPS. In this way the researchers showed that a weapon used against terrorists would fall into their own hands.

Experts warn: the components to create this mechanism are available in any store technology and cost only $ 1,000, a fact that could unleash a new wave of terrorism by the year 2015.

This year USA plans to open its airspace for flights of aircraft of this type, intended for emergency services and security companies.

Juan Jose Gutierrez, a member of the Organization Vamos Unidos USA, believes that if the drones are stolen, this would be a good excuse to impose even more surveillance USA on its territory, forcing its people to live in constant supervision.

The analyst warns that "the danger is that these drones could fall into the wrong hands because the authorities would give additional power to continue to make drastic security measures and so, once again, conducting our society we get used to living under permanent and intrusive surveillance, bringing us closer and closer to living virtually a police state. "

The dangerous business

The drones revolutionized the war industry and became famous for his persecution and destruction missions in Afghanistan and Pakistan. However, in a few years also monitor U.S. territory. "In 2020, more than 30,000 U.S. drones can fly over the sky, is a huge figure.

Basically there will be one in every city, "he told RT Trevor Timm of the Electronic Frontier Foundation. Since Congress and the president cleared the way for these devices to dominate the airspace of USA, the defense and aerospace companies began to increase production in the hope do business with the government.

"At the moment the global market for drones is 6,000 million but is expected to double to more than 11,000 million next decade," said Andrea Stone, a reporter for The Huffington Post. In 2001, the U.S. Department of Defense available 90 drones. In just 11 years, this number grew to more than 9,500 drones.

When wars most of these aircraft are gone abroad will be used in the country to monitor and provide emergency assistance, raising the level of security. "Why do you need drones against its citizens? That's military hardware. You are the police not the army.

We lost that distinction, "challenges the pacifist Maureen Cruise. The companies that built the drones spent millions of dollars on lobbying last year. These efforts will help them obtain government contracts and negocioadores groups already have a strong influence on legislation. "The producers of these weapons know they need a war to make the business profitable, then buy the Congress," complains Cruise.

With contracts billion dollars Northrop Grumman is one of the major players in the business of drones. Last year spent on their lobbying over 4 million. The total cost of the contracts signed by the company based in San Diego and Homeland Security since 2005 is 250 million.

"The argument for approving the use of drones legally is that these aircraft are very cheap and very effective, however, despite threatening the privacy of U.S. citizens, the police has not proven he can use them safely and efficient, "Timm said. By contrast, the Office of Inspector General of the Department of Homeland Security called the surveillance program drones on the border with Mexico as highly "ineffective" and recommended stop buying.

 

Recently in Maryland crashed and burned a Navy drone 176 million. "Now the Navy is only five aircraft of this type, all are used. When are 500, have more risk of falls, "said Jefferson Morley, Salon.com writer Despite criticism, congressional leaders work with the aerospace and defense industry regulations and approve and authorize huge investments for increasing close 'revolution' aerial surveillance.