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Drone nerve centre malware was Mafia Wars' infostealer

October 15, 2011

"The infected computers were part of the ground control system that supports RPA operations. The ground system is separate from the flight control system Air Force pilots use to fly the aircraft remotely; the ability of the RPA pilots to safely fly these aircraft remained secure throughout the incident."

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Virus infects killer US air drone fleet

October 12, 2011

"Computers controlling the US Air Force's killer Predator and Reaper drones have been infected by a key-logging virus, according to a mole who spoke to Wired. And the malware is not going away despite serious efforts to nuke it.
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Sky News also highlighted the risk of introducing malicious electronics or software into military hardware if chips are brought in from foreign sources."

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