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An Iranian claim that it used cyber warfare techniques to hijack a US stealth drone, getting it to land in that country, drew deep skepticism from some US cyber warfare experts who doubt Iran's ability to carry out such an operation. In Pictures: Drones: America's unmanned Predators Related stories Exclusive: Iran hijacked US drone, says Iranian engineer (Video) Downed US drone: How Iran caught the 'beast' Could Iran copy the 'beast'? US aircraft have been reverse-engineered before Iran to US:

We won't return the 'beast' drone Topics Computer Technology Web Security Technology Computer Security Internet Drone Attacks War and Conflict The Christian Science Monitor Powered by In an exclusive interview, an engineer working to unlock the secrets of the captured RQ-170 Sentinel says they exploited a known vulnerability and tricked the US drone into landing in Iran. Iran gained control of the drone by overwhelming the GPS signal that was guiding the aircraft with an Iranian signal, an Iranian engineer told The Christian Science Monitor on condition of anonymity. An Iranian cyber warfare team then made the drone believe it had arrived home and should land, the source told the Monitor.

To accomplish such a cyber coup, at least three and probably many more major technical hurdles would need to be overcome, several US cyber warfare and drone experts said. While none of these steps is impossible, each is difficult, and taken together, they represent a massive technological challenge for any enemy hacker – one that the US experts suggest is beyond Iran’s capabilities.