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The U.S. Drone Fleet Is Fully Infected By A Computer Virus
Business Insider ^
| Oct 7, 2011
| Robert Johnson
Posted on 10/07/2011 11:19:43 AM PDT by PapaBear3625
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To: OwenKellogg
What about the Predators being used in the US. That could prove a problem for the “observers”.
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posted on
10/07/2011 11:32:07 AM PDT
by
NoNAIS
(Yet another Government program not needed.)
To: Retired Greyhound
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posted on
10/07/2011 11:32:21 AM PDT
by
stuartcr
("Everything happens as God wants it to...otherwise, things would be different.")
To: PapaBear3625
Skynet became self-aware on August 4th, and Judgment Day ensued.
To: PapaBear3625
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posted on
10/07/2011 11:34:51 AM PDT
by
bvw
To: PapaBear3625
I would suspect the virus does not come from the ‘software’ but rather from code embedded the manufacture of the circuit board chips.
That could be why they cannot get rid of the virus.
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posted on
10/07/2011 11:35:47 AM PDT
by
Blueflag
(Res ipsa loquitur: non vehere est inermus)
To: dead
The virus has a keylogger, which may be relaying info back to the virus creator.
It currently looks like this is a regular virus, which got into the classified network, possibly by use of a flash drive. Given the amount of havoc which the Stuxnet was able to inflict upon Iran's nuclear program, I'm not comfortable that armed drones may be vulnerable to similar hacking by our enemies.
In the past, I brought up the "Battlestar Galactica" scenario (hostile agent inserts malware which disables your combat systems at a critical moment in an attack) and was poo-pooed by people here who said that security measures would prevent that scenario from occurring. The scenario can no longer be considered far-fetched.
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posted on
10/07/2011 11:37:09 AM PDT
by
PapaBear3625
(When you've only heard lies your entire life, the truth sounds insane.)
To: stuartcr
It logs keystrokes. It’s getting to where you can’t trust anything on a computer anymore.
I hope this message isn’t garbled.
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posted on
10/07/2011 11:37:19 AM PDT
by
Loud Mime
(The Obama voters are dumber than you think, meaner than you can imagine)
To: PapaBear3625
The Wired story says the virus is infecting the cockpits; in other words, the PCs back in Nevada, not the drones themselves.
To: Blueflag
I would suspect the virus does not come from the software but rather from code embedded the manufacture of the circuit board chips.
The Wired story says it's infecting the cockpits (i.e., the PCs back in Nevada), not the drones.
To: PapaBear3625
unnamed computer virus Tell me that they are not using Micro$oft
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posted on
10/07/2011 11:42:04 AM PDT
by
Uri’el-2012
(Psalm 119:174 I long for Your salvation, YHvH, Your law is my delight.)
To: PapaBear3625
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posted on
10/07/2011 11:43:20 AM PDT
by
Drill Thrawl
(0 - 537 They ALL must go.)
To: Vroomfondel
The Wired story says it's infecting the cockpits (i.e., the PCs back in Nevada), not the drones. Faint comfort, since the cockpits control the drones.
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posted on
10/07/2011 11:49:21 AM PDT
by
PapaBear3625
(When you've only heard lies your entire life, the truth sounds insane.)
To: UriÂ’el-2012
Tell me that they are not using Micro$oft I could tell you that, but I'd probably be lying.
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posted on
10/07/2011 11:50:29 AM PDT
by
PapaBear3625
(When you've only heard lies your entire life, the truth sounds insane.)
To: Loud Mime
What??? Please re-send, it was all garbled.
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posted on
10/07/2011 11:52:14 AM PDT
by
stuartcr
("Everything happens as God wants it to...otherwise, things would be different.")
To: Retired Greyhound
Yep. Or Russia. Putin would love to have that feather in his cap.
To: Drill Thrawl
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posted on
10/07/2011 11:55:25 AM PDT
by
isom35
To: PapaBear3625
To: PapaBear3625
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posted on
10/07/2011 11:57:59 AM PDT
by
lwd
To: PapaBear3625
How the heck does a computer virus get into a drone’s systems? Are they surfing Internet p0rn when they’re tucked into their hangers?
To: isom35
where is Forbin?
Chillin’ with Dr. Chandra.
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posted on
10/07/2011 12:01:24 PM PDT
by
Drill Thrawl
(0 - 537 They ALL must go.)
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