Thursday, December 17, 2009

Hijacking the Drones

The most important news and commentary to read right now. - The Slatest - Slate Magazine

"The remotely piloted aircraft has become a key weapon in the fights in Afghanistan and Iraq. It costs millions of dollars apiece, and with the help of cheap software, insurgents can intercept the live video feeds from the drones. Using software programs such as Skygrabber, which costs $26 and copies are widely available for free online, insurgents can exploit a security hole in the system to get a look at exactly what U.S. personnel are seeing. Most of the hacking discoveries have been in Iraq, but officials have found evidence that it is going on in Afghanistan as well."

How about that!

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