The advent of drones has revolutionized the way of shooting from the air. UAVs are also successfully used in other areas, whether it be delivery or military intelligence. This invention has a lot of positive things for us, but in the hands of attackers, drones can turn into a serious threat.
It is hard to imagine what a criminal who has such an aircraft in service could climb. Now no one can guarantee the confidentiality of our lives, because prying eyes have such assistants as drones. And this is only the most harmless that can be imagined.
1
ATM shooting
Each of us knows that nobody can transfer the data of their plastic cards, especially the PIN code. You also need to be careful when withdrawing cash from an ATM so that no one sees the entered data.
But in the city of Templepatrick in Northern Ireland, the following incident occurred near an ATM. People filming cash noticed a buzzing drone nearby with a camera that was clearly filming an ATM. Noticing the danger, the bomber quickly left the place, but caught a taxi on the way. The owner was quickly found, but could not prove anything. True, the owner of the drone still had to pay damages for a scratched taxi.
2
Drug Delivery to Ohio Prison
Two friends of one of the prisoners in Ohio Prison decided to give him drugs in a non-standard way. The package, cunningly tied to a quadrocopter, contained about 60 grams of marijuana, 7 grams of heroin and some tobacco mix.
And so the drone set off on his short journey over the high prison walls. The parcel unhooked and fell among the crowd of prisoners. Then a fight broke out. One prisoner managed to grab a bundle and throw it into another walking yard. Riots began. The guards with difficulty managed to calm the crowd of prisoners with the help of pepper spray.
After this incident, about 200 prisoners were inspected to find the fallen parcel. Nine instigators of the fight were put in solitary confinement.
3
Arms Delivery to Oklahoma Prison
Another prison story with copters occurred in Oklahoma. Adopting the experience of deliveries from prison in Ohio, the attackers decided to attach something more serious than drugs to the drone. The package included a telephone, hacksaws, a pistol with cartridges, superglue, and drugs. They fixed all this with a fishing line so that they could easily and quickly remove the parcel on that end.
The drone flew, but something went wrong and all the contents fell into the prison yard, again causing a fight and riots.
The crashed drone fell into the hands of the guards of the correctional facility as evidence of a crime. For efficiency and professionalism, some prison staff were even awarded. Who knows what would happen if the weapon imperceptibly fell into the hands of prisoners.
It is not known whether anyone was held accountable in this case, but the name of a certain Marcus Gilka was featured. Although all charges were later dropped from him.
4
Hacking
Two craftsmen David Latimer and Fren Brown created a drone that can hack into any Wi-Fi network and connect to it. The young people themselves are employees of the security department at Bishop Fox. At the core of the quadrocopter is a Raspberry Pi computer. Its software is aimed at hacking not only with Wi-Fi networks, but also with cellular communications.
The device operates remotely up to 1.6 kilometers. He is able to pick up signals from the towers of mobile operators. For example, he can hack some kind of cellular network in motion and send users to their phones a re-rolling (Internet meme) with a link to Philip Kirkorov’s annoying clip. Again, this is the most harmless option.
Of course, the idea of using drones for hacker attacks is not new. But this particular method can minimize the chances that criminals will be caught by the hand.
5
Military actions
We all watch the news. Correspondents now and then tell us about the next use of drones to attack ISIS fighters. It was in Syria that the militants began to use drones in large quantities and this threat is rated as very serious.
After ISIS was ousted from Mosul in 2017, handicraft factories were found in the city where hundreds of simple aircraft were assembled.
It is established that militants in service have two types of drones. Some were used as suppliers of bombs or grenades, while others exploded, while being destroyed themselves. Their parts became additional striking elements. The militants also launched simple shooting drones to get shots from the battlefield.
Now it’s not only ISIS, but also such groups as Jund Al-Aqsa or Ahrar Al-Sham who are also actively using copters for their evil purposes, but so far not so widely.
6
Robbery
In 2018, in June, residents of a small village called Cambridgeshire noticed a drone above the village, which for four days in a row looked out for something. And as a result, after a couple of days one of the houses was robbed. Of course, the incident was immediately associated with a flying drone. Thieves clearly knew where and where to enter the house. They already knew in advance whether the owners would be at home or not at that time. But the police failed to establish a clear link between the drone and the crime.
After this incident, a whole wave of robberies followed. Hooked up a huge number of police and security. It got to the point that the drones acted like a red rag on a bull. Fights between neighbors who had drones became frequent.
7
Flights in closed space
According to summaries of notebooks, in 2018, 250 cases of violation of the closed airspace around airports were recorded. These are all private drones that pose a huge danger to aircraft. They can damage the engine, break the window or the casing. At huge speeds, such a collision is like falling from a great height. A small piece of metal becomes a projectile that can cause trouble.
Such a disaster happened to Jeff Manford, who was flying his light pleasure plane. The drone crashed into the plane, damaging it, but, fortunately, everything worked out. The plane and all passengers landed intact.
By the way, we have a detailed article on the most reliable aircraft in the world on most-beauty.ru.
Law enforcement officials say that owners of copters that fly into forbidden territories are very difficult to punish. It's all about the law. There is no clear law who will be responsible for what in such cases. Such things can get stuck in a bureaucratic cycle. Meanwhile, private mobile drones fly wherever they want, carrying a potential danger.
8
Confronting FBI Fighters in Hostage Release Operation
In 2017, the US FBI squad conducted an operation to free the hostages that were in the hands of a criminal group. But the tactics of the attackers brought down all rescue plans. The detachment took a position on the hill and evaluated further actions. Suddenly a swarm of drones flew up to them with cameras and lighting. Agents were revealed and helpless.
In addition, arrogant criminals broadcast everything that happens on YouTube. They knew all the movements and actions of the police. Of course, law enforcement officers nevertheless seized the building, released the hostages, but such “flying assistants” added unnecessary trouble to them.
But in Australia, smugglers are actively using copters. Illegal goods are transported on a cargo ship in one of the containers. Drugs or something else. Before shipping, everything is carefully checked. When the guard approaches the smuggling container, the criminals from the drone see this and cause a false alarm to distract them.
9
Voyeurism
A Utah couple was very scared when they saw a buzzing drone from the window of their bath. The owner John Henson immediately ran out into the street and began to chase the device. In the end, he landed on one of the lawns. Grabbing a drone, John called the police.
Upon examination, the police found sealed beacons on the drone, which are needed to control in the dark. The video on the camera was very curious. On the record there were different houses and people whom the drone was spying on. There were also many intimate stories from the bedrooms of different houses in the area.
A curious host was quickly found. The record on which he was and the number of his car helped in this. Aaron Foote has been accused of voyeurism. This is a form of sexual perversion when a person likes to spy on other couples.
10
Intimate photo fell on an advertising billboard
In 2014, Mandy Lingard was stunned after seeing her photo on a huge billboard. On it she, half-naked, in some thongs, sunbathes on her lawn near the house. This so outraged the 50-year-old woman that she decided to defend her rights.
The photo was taken from the air using a drone for a real estate agency. The employee used the photo as an advertisement in a magazine, and also posted it on the Internet. Unfortunately, the responsibility for such an offense is not very strict. Everything cost a fine and the removal of billboards and photos from the Internet.
This is not the first such case. So in 2017, the girl was removed bathing naked in the pool from a drone. And also used a YouTube post.
But if those women wore beautiful underwear, considered one of the best in the world, they would not be ashamed of their naughty pictures. For examples of such underwear, see our article.
Finally
Modern technologies have greatly simplified our life, and also brought a lot of interesting devices to it. These can rightfully include quadrocopters. But it would seem that such a harmless thing can sometimes cause a lot of trouble. Do you know any stories related to the use of drones for criminal purposes? Write your answers in the comments below this article.