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Are_grits_groceries

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Sun Jul 1, 2012, 11:37 AM Jul 2012

Researchers use spoofing to 'hack' into a flying drone

American researchers took control of a flying drone by "hacking" into its GPS system - acting on a $1,000 (£640) dare from the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS).

A University of Texas at Austin team used "spoofing" - a technique where the drone mistakes the signal from hackers for the one sent from GPS satellites.

The same method may have been used to bring down a US drone in Iran in 2011.

Analysts say that the demo shows the potential danger of using drones.
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http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-18643134

What could possibly go wrong they said?
I feel soooo reassured.



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