{"id":93110,"date":"2018-12-17T09:00:08","date_gmt":"2018-12-17T17:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/securingtomorrow.mcafee.com\/?p=93110"},"modified":"2025-08-13T00:23:14","modified_gmt":"2025-08-13T07:23:14","slug":"can-hackers-make-drones-drop-out-of-sky","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mcafee.com\/blogs\/privacy-identity-protection\/can-hackers-make-drones-drop-out-of-sky\/","title":{"rendered":"Can Hackers Make Drones Drop out of the Sky?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>While Amazon hasn\u2019t begun using autonomous drones to deliver packages (yet), the aerial technology is becoming more and more popular. Hobbyists, racers, photographers, and even police departments have registered more than 1 million drones with the FAA. But is the emerging technology secure?<\/p>\n<p>In the latest episode of \u201cHackable?\u201d, host Geoff Siskind travels to Johns Hopkins University to investigate. Listen as Geoff flies three different drones while researchers bombard them with\u00a0cyber attacks. Learn if hackers can make drones drop out of the sky!<\/p>\n<h2>Listen Now<\/h2>\n<p>Listen now to the award-winning podcast Hackable? on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/geo.itunes.apple.com\/podcast\/us\/id1257232208?mt=2&amp;at=1010lbVy&amp;ct=mcafeehackable_orion_Ep21\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Apple Podcasts<\/a>. 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