UK MoD reassures after Chinese-made camera found in Royal Navy sea drones
TL;DR
During a routine cyber vulnerability assessment of the Royal Navy's K3 Scout sea drones, a camera's heartbeat signal was observed pinging a Chinese IP. The MoD says there is no evidence that data or systems were accessed or transmitted externally, and testing will continue. The incident underscores sensitivities around Chinese components in military equipment, with Kraken asserting security assurances while a third-party camera supplier used Chinese-made parts.
- No evidence of data breach after Chinese-made component found in Navy drones, MoD says BBC
- Spy cameras on Navy drones secretly sent data to China The Telegraph
- Navy drone boats ‘were sending data to China’ The Times
- U.K. Discovers Component in Its Naval Drones Sent Signals to China WSJ
- Royal Navy drone cameras linked to China raise security concerns The Independent
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