Author Archives: Martin Walls
Air Force Drone Documents Are Being Sold on Dark Web
Independent analysts claim they have discovered a hacker attempting to sell files relating to a U.S military drone on the dark web. Speaking to The Hill, the research firm Recorded Future (RF) says it is “100 percent certain” that the … Continue reading
Idaho Falls Police Officer Tapped to Help State Create Drone Safety Council
An Idaho Falls Police Department officer has been selected to help create a statewide roster of agencies using drones. This is meant to both facilitate interdepartmental use of the technology as well as shepherd and inform departments new to unmanned … Continue reading
Athens police, other departments now flying drones
The Athens-Clarke Police Department now has drones, and other departments also plan to use the unmanned flying machines. But they won’t violate citizens’ privacy, said Jeff Scarbrough, chief of Athens-Clarke County Fire and Emergency Services. Two commissioners, Jerry NeSmith and … Continue reading
Hacker tried to sell US military drone files on dark web, analysts say
New research claims that a criminal hacker tried to sell files on the U.S. military’s MQ-9 Reaper drones on the dark web. The unidentified hacker harvested the documents from a U.S. Air Force captain’s computer by exploiting a widely known … Continue reading
