I believe none of the cockpits must be in contact with Internet, where such possibilities are more.
Also Policies must restrict for data transfers from Public to Private Arenas... I think it would be same like Stuxnet infection procedure was..... But policies play the role :( Cheers, 0xN41K On Sat, Oct 8, 2011 at 9:02 PM, Sandeep Thakur <[email protected]> wrote: > A stubborn computer virus has reportedly hit the US Nevada control station > that remotely pilot US military drone aircraft on missions in Afghanistan > and other war zones, Xinhua reported. > > The virus has infected the cockpits of American Predator and Reaper drones, > logging pilots' every keystroke. > > According to Wired magazine, the virus, first detected about 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. > However, the virus has proven very difficult to eradicate. > > 'We keep wiping it off, and it keeps coming back,' Wired quoted a source as > saying. 'We think it's benign. But we just don't know.' > > The virus has infected both classified and unclassified machines at the > base, but it was reported that no classified information has been lost or > transmitted outside, the report said Friday. > > The US uses the unmanned aircraft to conduct surveillance and carry out > strikes on enemy targets. They are used particularly in remote and > mountainous areas of Afghanistan, Pakistan and Yemen. The affected US drones > used to kill Anwar al-Awlaki and other Al Qaeda chiefs. > > For more info: > > http://story.albuquerqueexpress.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/154063713fe5da1f/id/856687/cs/1/ > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "nforceit" group. > To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/nforceit?hl=en-GB. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "nforceit" group. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nforceit?hl=en-GB.
