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Exclusive: Computer Virus Hits U.S. Drone Fleet - maco - 10-08-2011
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.
http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2011/10/virus-hits-drone-fleet/
Re: Exclusive: Computer Virus Hits U.S. Drone Fleet - Paul F. - 10-08-2011
I'll bet a quarter that when the full story is known, it'll turn out they run Windows as the OS for part of the system, and some pimply Predator jockey put his USB drive full of porn and viruses into one of the "secure" computers....
Re: Exclusive: Computer Virus Hits U.S. Drone Fleet - freeradical - 10-08-2011
“We keep wiping it off, and it keeps coming back,” says a source familiar with the network infection, one of three that told Danger Room about the virus. “We think it’s benign. But we just don’t know.”
This sounds like the AdobeResorceSynchronizer.
Re: Exclusive: Computer Virus Hits U.S. Drone Fleet - Filliam H. Muffman - 10-08-2011
Pretty sad. I can understand why a portion of drones would get infected because they want to be able to quickly check OS updates, but I think not running the majority of them off of ROM is stupid.
Re: Exclusive: Computer Virus Hits U.S. Drone Fleet - particleman - 10-08-2011
So know someone will know whether it is down down up A B B or down up down A A B to activate the special attack sequence.
Re: Exclusive: Computer Virus Hits U.S. Drone Fleet - Acer - 10-08-2011
particleman wrote:
So know someone will know whether it is down down up A B B or down up down A A B to activate the special attack sequence.
Maybe it's a Wii interface, so it's swing your right arm thus, and stick your left hip out so.
Re: Exclusive: Computer Virus Hits U.S. Drone Fleet - Article Accelerator - 10-08-2011
Paul F. wrote:
I'll bet a quarter that when the full story is known, it'll turn out they run Windows as the OS for part of the system
Indeed:
http://macdailynews.com/2011/10/08/the-microsoft-tax-virus-infects-windows-pc-control-systems-of-us-predator-and-reaper-drones/
Re: Exclusive: Computer Virus Hits U.S. Drone Fleet - Zoidberg - 10-08-2011
freeradical wrote:
“We keep wiping it off, and it keeps coming back,” says a source familiar with the network infection, one of three that told Danger Room about the virus. “We think it’s benign. But we just don’t know.”
This sounds like the AdobeResorceSynchronizer.
Ha; was just about to post that.
Re: Exclusive: Computer Virus Hits U.S. Drone Fleet - SDGuy - 10-08-2011
Paul F. wrote:
I'll bet a quarter that when the full story is known, it'll turn out they run Windows as the OS for part of the system, and some pimply Predator jockey put his USB drive full of porn and viruses into one of the "secure" computers....
:agree:
This could happen in ANY work environment, but having worked with enlisted personnel who must use technology everyday, I sometimes wonder how they manage to figure out how to even use a roll of toilet paper...
Re: Exclusive: Computer Virus Hits U.S. Drone Fleet - M A V I C - 10-08-2011
Most high security government computers either don't have USB ports or have had them physically disabled.