{{Infobox software | name = SkyGrabber | logo = | screenshot = | caption = | author = | developer = SkySoftware incl. Andrew Solonikov | released = | latest release version = 2.9.3 | latest release date = {{start date and age|2010|3|5}} | latest preview version = | latest preview date = | programming language = | operating_system = Microsoft Windows | platform = | size = | language = English & Russian | genre = Computer surveillance/Packet analyzer | license = Shareware }} '''SkyGrabber''' is a software from the Russian company ''SkySoftware'' which accepts input from a digital satellite tuner card for hard drive recording.
==History== It was used by Iraqi insurgents from the group Kata'ib Hezbollah to intercept MQ-1 Predator drone video feeds, which were not encrypted.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB126102247889095011|title=Insurgents Hack U.S. Drones|last=Cole|first=Siobhan Gorman, Yochi J. Dreazen and August|newspaper=Wall Street Journal|date=18 December 2009 |access-date=2016-07-19}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/world/middle_east/8419147.stm|title=Iraq rebels 'hack into US drones'|date=2009-12-17|newspaper=BBC|access-date=2016-07-19}}</ref> The encryption for the feeds was removed for performance reasons.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/12/17/drone.video.hacked/index.html|title=Iraqi insurgents hacked Predator drone feeds, U.S. official indicates - CNN.com|website=CNN |access-date=2016-07-19}}</ref>
==See also== * Comparison of packet analyzers * Satellite Internet access
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Category:Computer surveillance Category:Network analyzers
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