If you've been worried that some malevolent, genius hacker in a remote bunker (or basement) has been plotting to take over the US's fleet of Predator and Reaper drones, you can crawl out from under that kitchen table - the US Air Force said in an official statement that the computer virus detected in drone military systems is a credential stealer, not a keylogger, and was not specifically targeted toward them. As it turns out, the stand-alone Windows-based ground control systems for the drones - and not the drones themselves - were infected with common malware used to pickpocket log-ins and passwords from online gamers. The Air Force says th …

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The US military's large fleet of Predator and Reaper drones stationed in Afghanistan has been hit with a computer virus which logs every keystroke of the pilots flying their missions. The virus was first detected at Creech Air Force Base in Nevada (where the vast majority of military drones are controlled from) about two weeks ago, and while the military has been unable to remove it from its computers, no missions have been stalled because of the infection.

A source close to the situation told Wired that the virus seems to be benign, as no confidential information has leaked in spite of the fact that each time the virus is removed, it retur …

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