SkyGrabber
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| Developer | SkySoftware incl. Andrew Solonikov |
| Stable release |
3.2 / December 28, 2013 (2013-12-28)[1]
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| Operating system | Microsoft Windows |
| Available in | English & Russian |
| Type | Computer surveillance/Packet analyzer |
| License | Shareware |
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.[2][3] The encryption for the feeds was removed for performance reasons.[4]
See also
References
- ^ "New SkyGrabber v3.2". Retrieved 2017-09-29.
- ^ Cole, Siobhan Gorman, Yochi J. Dreazen and August (18 December 2009). "Insurgents Hack U.S. Drones". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 2016-07-19.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "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". CNN. Retrieved 2016-07-19.