Keylogger Infects US Unmanned Drone Fighter Planes

Computers used to control the Drone unmanned aircraft used by the military to carry out military operations have been reportedly infected with malware, according to a report.
A keylogger has infected several computers the pilots using to operate the Predator and Reaper drones in the fleet in missions , Noah Shactman wrote on Wired‘s Danger Room blog. The virus has not prevented pilots stationed at Creech Air Force Base inNevadafrom flying or completing their missions overAfghanistanand elsewhere, Wired reported.

Malware Keeps Regenerating

The United States military’s Host-Based Security System detected the malware two weeks ago and network security administrators have removed the malware. However, it appears to keep coming back to re-infect systems. After repeated attempts to remove the malware, the technicians used a tool to complete erase and rebuild the systems from scratch.
“We keep wiping it off, and it keeps coming back,” a source told Wired‘s Shactman.

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