Schneier on Security: More on the Captured U.S. Drone<\/a>
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDecember 16, 2011. More on the Captured US Drone. There's a report that Iran hacked the drones' GPS systems: "The GPS navigation is the weakest point," the Iranian engineer told the …\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Some interesting bits (esp. in the comments) about spoofing GPS (which is what the Iranians claim to have done) and the (im)practicality of self-destruct mechanisms. #ddtb Embedded Link Schneier on Security: More on the Captured U.S. Drone December 16, 2011. More on the Captured US Drone. 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