Hack led to US drone capture, says report

A hack led to the recent capture of a United States RQ-170 Sentinel drone by Iran, a science-oriented tech site reported. The Christian Science Monitor interviewed an Iranian engineer who said they exploited a vulnerability in the drone's system to fool it into landing in Iran. “The GPS navigation is the weakest point. By putting noise (jamming) on the communications, you force the bird into autopilot. This is where the bird loses its brain,” the Iranian engineer said.

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