The 10 scariest hacks from Black Hat and Defcon

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Researchers showed all manner of serious attacks on everything from browsers to automobiles..
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[jamescv7]

Spy Drone since its not an ordinary drone that moving around and nothing to do but as stated on that site;

It can crack codes and pick off cell phone calls, and an on board computer that can execute a flight plan.

One day you might not know there is a drone revolving around.

 

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Spy Drone since its not an ordinary drone that moving around and nothing to do but as stated on that site;

It can crack codes and pick off cell phone calls, and an on board computer that can execute a flight plan.

One day you might not know there is a drone revolving around.

That and the powerline device takeover, are both scary to think about! Where a thief can monitor you house alarm or security systems to determine if your even home, and disable them to gain access..

 

[HeffeD]

That and the powerline device takeover, are both scary to think about! Where a thief can monitor you house alarm or security systems to determine if your even home, and disable them to gain access..

This could obviously only work with certain types of alarm systems.

If you have an old school, no-frills alarm only system, (or a so-called dumb system) any sort of monitoring isn't going to be able to gain any information. They could possibly try and disrupt your sensors, as most of these are wireless, but even the dumb systems are supervised. In alarm system lingo, supervised means the alarm system is actively monitoring the connection with the sensor. If a sensor goes down, the alarm will be triggered. No sensor is as good as an open sensor. Cutting the power will not help either, as any alarm system worth using has battery backup, and can still trigger a silent alarm (dial the police) if the power is out.

But if you have a newer system (smart system) that has all the bell and whistles that people are coming to expect, (tied in with a home automation system) they could glean information from it. Similar to sniffing Wi-Fi.

 

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That and the powerline device takeover, are both scary to think about! Where a thief can monitor you house alarm or security systems to determine if your even home, and disable them to gain access..

This could obviously only work with certain types of alarm systems.

If you have an old school, no-frills alarm only system, (or a so-called dumb system) any sort of monitoring isn't going to be able to gain any information. They could possibly try and disrupt your sensors, as most of these are wireless, but even the dumb systems are supervised. In alarm system lingo, supervised means the alarm system is actively monitoring the connection with the sensor. If a sensor goes down, the alarm will be triggered. No sensor is as good as an open sensor. Cutting the power will not help either, as any alarm system worth using has battery backup, and can still trigger a silent alarm (dial the police) if the power is out.

But if you have a newer system (smart system) that has all the bell and whistles that people are coming to expect, (tied in with a home automation system) they could glean information from it. Similar to sniffing Wi-Fi.

You have a point there, with the battery operated back ups, had not thought of that..
Still, it could be to their advantage with certain systems such as the one you mentioned..