Virus reportedly slamming US Predator drones

The US military is trying to deal with a keystroke logger virus that has infected the virtual cockpits of its Predator and Reaper drones. The virus is logging the pilots’ keystrokes on missions being flown over Afghanistan and other tactical areas. The virus, which was first detected around two weeks ago by the military’s Host-based Security System in Creech Nevada, has not affected missions but has resisted attempts at removal.
“We keep wiping it off, and it keeps coming back,” a source familiar with the network infection says. “We think it’s benign. But we just don’t know.”
At this point, no one is certain how the virus infected the drone networks. Accidental installation remains a possibi... »read more

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