Researchers created a hacker drone that uses wifi to "see through walls."
Drones are already creepy enough, but researchers at the University of Waterloo recently improved one using an invasive scanning device.
As technology develops, it brings good moves, but sometimes negative results can arise. In this context, a potentially dangerous invention was developed. Based on recent research there is potential for a drone that can "see through walls". A research program from the growing University of Waterloo in Ontario has added software that exploits vulnerabilities to a $20 off-the-shelf drone.
Researchers created a hacker drone that uses wifi to "see through walls."
Researchers say their device exploits security deficiencies in IEEE 802.11—a longstanding wireless protocol for local access networks that has a history of problems with data interception and eavesdropping. The program deploys what is known as a “time-of-flight” technique (ToF), which uses a data manipulation trick to measure the physical distance between a signal and an object.
The see through can work because the majority of WiFi networks contain a security "loophole," which the researchers have dubbed "polite WiFi." Even if the network is protected by password, all smart devices are set up to automatically respond to "contact attempts" from other devices in their vicinity. Wi-Peep exploits this flaw by emitting a ToF signal that makes an attempt to communicate with nearby devices and subsequently permits the "surreptitious localization" of specific WiFi-powered devices in a specific building or area.
This clearly indicates that the sneaky little spy would be able to see everything from your Smart TV to your laptop to your Amazon Echo. This of course brought the question of security and privacy to mind. The issue of security and privacy, which has been one of the top priorities for a long time, is on the agenda again with this drone.
