drone fleet infected by computer virus

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FatHobbit
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Oct 10, 2011 11:49am
http://www.cnn.com/2011/10/10/tech/innovation/virus-hits-drone-fleet-wired/index.html?hpt=hp_t2

The virus, first detected nearly two weeks ago by the military's Host-Based Security System, has not prevented pilots at Creech Air Force Base in Nevada from flying their missions overseas. Nor have there been any confirmed incidents of classified information being lost or sent to an outside source. But the virus has resisted multiple efforts to remove it from Creech's computers, network security specialists say. And the infection underscores the ongoing security risks in what has become the U.S. military's most important weapons system.
"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."
That does not give me a lot of confidence. Wtf
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gut
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Oct 10, 2011 11:51am
The temptation to surf porn on military computers must be very strong. I'm sure it's breathtaking on the super HD monitor and gigabit connection speeds.
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derek bomar
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Oct 10, 2011 11:52am
linky?
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FatHobbit
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Oct 10, 2011 11:53am
derek bomar;928845 wrote:linky?
D'oh!

I'm too stupid to paste.