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A fleet of American Predator and Reaper drones is reported to have been infected with a computer virus which keeps coming back no matter how the military geeks tries to eliminates them. The drones which serves as the new terrorism war tool is found to be targeted by a nasty virus called a "keylogger" - a virus that is able to record every single keystrokes of commands given to the drones.
Virus infects top-secret government systems
The good news is the virus was not targeting the high-tech drone program, but, as one anonymous defense official describe it, it was a malware that is routinely used to steal log-in and password data from people who gamble or play games like Mafia Wars online. So don't worry too much yet because the drones is still in control in the right hands, okay?
I dunno whether any mafia-wannabe out there is happy to know that they may control one of the drones as their most powerful mafia loot, but you can keep on dreaming one...
For more further and interesting information :
- Wired : Exclusive: Computer Virus Hits U.S. Drone Fleet - the first to report about the virus infection
- TheWeek : The 'nasty' computer virus infecting U.S. military drones - read about what a Keylogger can do here
- TheAtlanticWire : The Virus Infecting the U.S. Drone Fleet Came from Mafia Wars - image is credited back to them + plus here you get the opportunity to know more about TheOnion
- ABCNews : Military: Computer Virus Wasn't Directed at Drones - the AP's~
Ooigi.blog : "Can I sell my Link Scanner software here?"
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