SkyGrabber
Developer(s) | SkySoftware incl. Andrew Solonikov |
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Stable release | 2.9.3
/ March 5, 2010 |
Operating system | Microsoft Windows |
Available in | English & Russian |
Type | Computer surveillance/Packet analyzer |
License | Shareware |
Website | www.skygrabber.com |
SkyGrabber is a software from the Russian company SkySoftware which accepts input from a digital satellite tuner card for hard drive recording.
History[]
It was used by Iraqi insurgents from the group Kata'ib Hezbollah to intercept MQ-1 Predator drone video feeds, which were not encrypted.[1][2] The encryption for the feeds was removed for performance reasons.[3]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Cole, Siobhan Gorman, Yochi J. Dreazen and August. "Insurgents Hack U.S. Drones". WSJ. Retrieved 2016-07-19.
- ^ "Iraq rebels 'hack into US drones'". BBC. 2009-12-17. Retrieved 2016-07-19.
- ^ "Iraqi insurgents hacked Predator drone feeds, U.S. official indicates - CNN.com". Retrieved 2016-07-19.
External links[]
Categories:
- Computer surveillance
- Network analyzers
- Software stubs