13 Year Old Reuben Paul Demonstrates Drone Hack

Attendees at global cyber security conference witness 13-year-old Reuben Paul hack a drone to highlight security flaws of web-connected gadgets

Gaping holes in the design of millions of internet-connected devices were today publicly exposed by a 13-year-old hacked known as the “Cyber Ninja”.

Reuben Paul successfully hacked a drone in front of a live audience during a Kaspersky Lab global security conference in South Africa in a bid to draw attention to a problem that computer experts say could have devastating consequences for businesses, governments and individuals worldwide.

Kaspersky Lab say the stunt illustrates the ease with which internet-enabled devices – from baby monitors to street lights and self-driving cars – can be hacked. 

With around seven billion internet-connected devices in the world, experts fear a major security breach is long overdue on account of their inherently insecure design.

For global businesses the risks are high. Many compete with each other to deliver their products to market in the fastest time possible to reap the market share, and often pay less attention to the security element in the process. Since consumers rarely pay attention to the security features, these are often forgotten about creating a major risk for a cyber hack.

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