08-10-2011, 01:04 AM
Computer Virus Hits U.S. Drone Fleet
October 7, 2011 by legitgov
ShareThisComputer Virus Hits U.S. Drone Fleet --'We keep wiping it off, and it keeps coming back.' [What a shame!] 07 Oct 2011 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. The virus, first detected nearly two weeks ago by the military's Host-Based Security System, has not prevented pilots at Creech Air Force Base in Nevada from flying their missions overseas. Nor have there been any confirmed incidents of classified information being lost or sent to an outside source. But the virus has resisted multiple efforts to remove it from Creech's computers, network security specialists say.
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