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Air Force denies that computer virus compromised drone aircraft

Last updated Thursday, October 13, 2011 - 3:13pm

LOS ANGELES -- Concerns last week that combat drone aircraft were compromised by a computer virus were dismissed by the U.S. Air Force.

In a rare disclosure, the Air Force revealed that computer systems involved in its drone program were infected with a virus, but it did not hinder flight operations in any way.

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(KIRSTY WIGGLESWORTH/The Associated Press) An unmanned U.S. Predator drone flies over Kandahar Air Field, southern Afghanistan, on a moon-lit night. A computer virus that captures the strokes on a keyboard has infected networks used by pilots who control U.S. Air Force drones flown on the warfront, according to a published report.

Report: Computer virus hits military drone program

Lolita C. Baldor The Associated Press

Last updated Saturday, October 8, 2011 - 5:27pm

WASHINGTON — A computer virus that captures the strokes on a keyboard has infected networks used by pilots who control U.S. Air Force drones flown on the warfront, according to a published report.

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When bad things happen to Mac people

Leslie Meredith, Top Ten Reviews

Last updated Monday, June 6, 2011 - 2:09pm

Last month, Mac users suffered their first widespread malware attack, shattering the misperception that computer viruses were an exclusively PC problem. Malware no longer discriminates between Mac and PC users. Consequently, it's time for Mac users to adopt the same safety habits as their PC cousins.

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