Tag: virus

A mysterious 'Backdoor' uncovered in a Chinese built programmable chip, widely used in military-grade microprocessors raises questions about the security, vulnerability of guided weapons, autonomous systems, flight controls, networks, and communications

A computer 'Keylogger' spyware (virus) has infected the cockpits of America’s Predator and Reaper drones, logging every keystroke pilots were doing while remotely flying their missions over Afghanistan and other warzones. The virus was first detected nearly two weeks ago by the Creech Air Force base security; however, the virus resisted multiple efforts to remove it from Creech’s computers, network security specialists say.