Dubbed the Wasp, the Wireless Aerial Surveillance Platform, was built constructed from a former US Army target drone by hackers Richard Perkins and Mike Tassey. The kit was shown off at the DefCon hacking conference in Las Vegas at the weekend. Its current function is to find and track internet hotspots and mobile phones It can spot unsecured online gateways and then launch cyber attacks on the computer systems.
One of the tricks it can do is capture GMS mobile PIN numbers that can then be used to pay for outgoing calls, and allow hackers to eavesdrop on conversations. The plane was built at a cost of $6,200 They want to make it clear that anybody has access to the materials to make such a hi-tech device.
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