WASHINGTON (AP) - Insurgents in Iraq and Afghanistan have hacked into live video feeds from Predator drones, a key weapon in a Pentagon spy system...
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Insurgents Intercept U.S. Military UAV Feeds with $26 Software
DailyTech - 87 days 10 hours 39 minutes ago
The U.S. military makes heavy use of UAVs in many areas of the world for reconnaissance duties. The UAV is widely used in Iraq and Afghanistan as...
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No damage to hacked U.S. drones: admiral
CBC News - 86 days 7 hours 13 minutes ago
Recent interception of video feeds from U.S. drone aircraft caused no significant damage, the country's top military officer said Friday. Hackers...
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Encryption of drone feeds won't finish until 2014, Air Force says
Washington Post - 85 days 19 hours 15 minutes ago
It will take at least until 2014 to encrypt video feeds from the U.S. military's Predator and Reaper drones to prevent enemy forces from...
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Encryption of Predator video feeds will take time
Government Computer News - 83 days 16 hours 15 minutes ago
Air Force document indicates work won’t be completed until 2014 U.S. forces uncovered over the past year a number of instances of Iraqi...
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