Collaborate Disseminate
“How’s the weather?” is a common enough question down here on the ground, but it’s even more important to pilots. Even if they might not physically be in the cockpit of the craft they are flying. [Justin Parsons] explains how weather affects drone flights and how having API access to …read more
Continue reading You Don’t Need a Weatherman to Know which Way the Drone Blows
A Bitcoin bungle causes one user to lose millions, hackers attempt to bribe a Tesla employee into infecting the company’s network, and are we ready for a sky full of drones?
All this and much more is discussed in the latest edition of the award-winn… Continue reading Smashing Security podcast #194: Carry on droning
In case you needed more confirmation that we’re living in the future, a flight on approach to Los Angeles International Airport on Sunday night reported “a guy in a jet pack” flying within about 300 yards of them. A second pilot confirmed the sighting. It’s worth watching the video after …read more
Continue reading “A Guy in a Jet Pack” Reported Flying Next to Aircraft Near LAX
It may be named after the most famous volleyball in history, but “Wilson” isn’t just a great conversationalist. [Hayden Brophy] built the free-drifting satellite buoy to see if useful science can be done with off-the-shelf hardware and on a shoestring budget. And from the look of the data so far, …read more
Continue reading Drone Buoy Drifts Along the Gulf Stream for Citizen Science
From time to time it’s good to be reminded that mechanical engineering can also be art. [José Manuel Hermo Barreiro], also known as [Patelo], is a retired naval mechanic with a love for scale model engines. Using only basic tools and a lathe, he has built a non-flying hexacopter …read more
Continue reading True Craftsmanship: Pneumatic Powered Drone Wasn’t Made To Fly
By Deeba Ahmed
DJI drone app called “DJI GO4” can have full control of the users’ devices…
This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: DJI drone app can transfer sensitive data and install malicious apps
Continue reading DJI drone app can transfer sensitive data and install malicious apps
The DJI GO 4 application open users’ sensitive data up for the taking, researchers allege. Continue reading DJI Drone App Riddled With Privacy Issues, Researchers Allege
By Zara Khan
Researchers at Ben Gurion University have developed a technique…
This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Locating malicious drone operators through deep neural networks
Continue reading Locating malicious drone operators through deep neural networks
When it comes to radio communications on the VHF bands and above, there’s no substitute for elevation. The higher you get your antenna, the farther your signal will get out. That’s why mountaintops are crowded with everything from public service radios to amateur repeaters, and it’s the reason behind the …read more
Continue reading Sky Anchor Puts Radios Up High, No Tower Needed
With lockdown regulations sweeping the globe, many have found themselves spending altogether too much time inside with not a lot to do. [Peter Hall] is one such individual, with a penchant for flying quadcopters. With the great outdoors all but denied, he instead endeavoured to find a way to make …read more