Sniper rifle, equipped with a "smart" computer sight, caused a lot of talk and controversy when she debuted in 2014. Now, the controversy surrounding it can flare up with renewed vigor, because researchers in the area of security showed how to hack a rifle to get into her guidance system and change the target at its discretion, reports Wired.

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Sniper rifle, equipped with a "smart" computer sight, caused a lot of talk and controversy when she debuted in 2014. Now, the controversy surrounding it can flare up with renewed vigor, because researchers in the area of security showed how to hack a rifle to get into her guidance system and change the target at its discretion, reports Wired.

using multiple software exploits Runa Sandvik and Michael auger Wi-Fi were able to seize command of the rifle. Good hackers gained access to the functions of aiming and shooting. They were able to change the trajectory calculations and knock down the sight so that the target instead of the target the shooter got into the next one. Also experts managed to disable the system aiming not block the ability to make a shot.

the Rifle with ShotView system was introduced in 2014. Smart sighting system includes a TV camera with an optical lens of variable multiplicity, computing block, the block interfaces, and liquid-crystal color display. It shows the camera image, which is superimposed on information from the embedded computer based on Linux. Also the Tracking Point rifle equipped with various sensors of the environment, provision of weapons, laser range-finder and Wi-Fi receiver.