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  • Did Iran Just Retaliate For Stuxnet? Computer Virus Infects US Predator Drone System

    10/07/2011 2:11:42 PM PDT · by SeekAndFind · 8 replies
    Zero Hedge ^ | 10/07/2011 | Tyler Durden
    It was only a matter of time: the weakest link in the otherwise awesome idea that is a remote-controlled military, represented by the thousands of Predator and Reaper drones, has always been its biggest strength: the fact that it is remote-controlled. Which means that with no person on location, the system has always been susceptible to infiltration in the form of intermediation between the offsite pilot and the actual equipment. Such as a virus. And as Wired reports, a viral infestation, the biggest nightmare for the the US drone fleet, has just struck. "A computer virus has infected the cockpits...