German researchers say they’ve found security gaps in four models of DJI drones – albeit not the kind that US politicians have claimed to justify placing the company’s craft on federal blacklists.

The team at the Horst Görtz Institute for IT Security at Ruhr University Bochum, Germany says its experiments allowed researchers to over-ride various security measures baked into the firmware of four models of DJI drones – one of which would allow third-party hackers to determine a pilot’s exact location. Other consequences include operators themselves altering UAV software to modify distinguishing information like the serial number, or otherwise prevent authorities from identifying the craft remotely.

DJI drones involved were DJI Mini 2, Mavic Air 2, Mavic 2, and Mavic 3.

While potentially troubling if exploited by hackers for nefarious ends, the security flaws found in those DJI drones were of an entirely different nature than those US…

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Source: dronedj.com