Cyberattack deals blow to Russian firmware used to repurpose civilian drones for Ukraine war

Russian developers behind a custom firmware used to convert consumer drones for military use in Ukraine have reported a cyberattack on their infrastructure, disrupting the system that distributes the software.

According to a statement posted on the Telegram channel Russian Hackers – To the Front, unidentified hackers breached servers responsible for delivering the “1001” firmware, displayed false messages on operator terminals, and then disabled the system. 

The developers said the firmware itself was not compromised, calling the risk of backdoors or malicious code “extremely low.” However, drone operators were advised to disconnect their terminals as a precaution.

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