Friday, December 18, 2009

U.S. was Warned of Predator Drone Hacking - Taking Liberties - CBS News

U.S. was Warned of Predator Drone Hacking "The Air Force became aware of the security vulnerability when copies of Predator video feeds were discovered on a laptop belonging to a Shiite militant late last year, and again in July on other militants' laptops, the Journal reported. The problem, though, is that the drones use proprietary technology created in the early 1990s, and adding encryption would be an expensive task. "