Predator & Reaper Drones Infected with Virus

[Tblazer13]

It appears no harm has been done, but you never know in a situation like this, if one virus can get in...

Computer virus hits US Predator and Reaper drone fleet (http://arstechnica.com/business/news/2011/10/exclusive-computer-virus-hits-drone-fleet.ars)

[ASignorelli]

hopefully it stays benine...

[Tblazer13]

Get hacked, don't tell: drone base didn't report virus (http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2011/10/get-hacked-dont-tell-drone-base-didnt-report-virus.ars)

Officials at Creech Air Force Base in Nevada knew for two weeks about a virus infecting the drone “cockpits” there. But they kept the information about the infection to themselves—keeping the unit that’s supposed to serve as the Air Force’s cybersecurity specialists in the dark. The network defenders at the 24th Air Force learned of the virus by reading about it in Danger Room.

[Pakman3000]

Also read that the virus is a common one from playing Mafia Wars. Someone screwed up big.

[Th3Cap3]

Ahhhhh.....facebook, gotta have something to pass the time on those boring missions :-P It still cracks me up that these "pilots" wear flight suits while they sit in front of a computer.