Exclusive: Computer Virus Hits U.S. Drone Fleet

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"A computer virus has infected the cockpits of America’s Predator and Reaper drones, logging pilots’ every keystroke as they remotely fly missions over Afghanistan and other warzones."

That's not good news for USA !

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http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2011/10/virus-hits-drone-fleet/
 
seems a big conspiracy and plot made by USA, they make enemy governments believe that a weakness exist (the logger), in fact they created it, enemy gov will try their best to acquire it, then it is fact a US gov logger that will spy on the buyer !

:D
 
umbrapolaris said:
seems a big conspiracy and plot made by USA, they make enemy governments believe that a weakness exist (the logger), in fact they created it, enemy gov will try their best to acquire it, then it is fact a US gov logger that will spy on the buyer !

:D
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You get that all wrong, umbrapolaris.
The fact, parts of the drone are actually made in China and than reassemble in the USA..see this article any similarity. :P
 
Hehe , it s difficult to say it s real or not .
CIA just loves these jokes :P
Would a Worldwide SuperPower Nation make public his vulnerabilities ?!
Y/N :P
 
Its an uncanny news but i supposed we like to joke about this kind of article.
Each of these drones cost them between 10 to 30 million, a fighter plane cost even more for about 100+ million a piece.
After ten years or more they are decommission and turned to scrap metal. What a waste.
 
you right the drones are made in China , the software in India, assembled in Brazil, tested in Switzerland and tuned in USA with cool neons :p
 
umbrapolaris said:
you right the drones are made in China , the software in India, assembled in Brazil, tested in Switzerland and tuned in USA with cool neons :p
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You're right. Which more or less on why they are so expensive. :D
 
That's bad as its military system are been fully functional and especially drone which were used for spy and invisible to the enemies and just a virus would make a trouble for their system.
 
Virus? Sounds more like a Rootkit that includes a keylogger. They have chased a ghost virus that may have paved the way to install a Rootkit while completely overlooking what REALLY took recent control of two of the drones--nothing like worrying about a virus on your computer when the Kernel has already been patched just waiting for the remote hacker to take control of your craft!!
 
United States, not to bright sometimes. Then again look at the morons we elect to run the show!!!
 
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