Thursday, October 13, 2011

Uh-Oh...

The U.S. Air Force revealed new details Wednesday about the virus that's been infecting the remote cockpits of its drone fleet — and insisted, despite reports from their own personnel, that the infection was properly and easily contained.

In a statement — the military's first official, on-the-record acknowledgment of the virus — the Air Force insisted that the malware was "more of a nuisance than an operational threat.

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The ability of drone pilots to remotely fly the aircraft from Creech Air Force Base in Nevada "remained secure throughout the incident."

http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2011/10/drone-virus-nuisance/


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