FOXNews.com – Iranian-Backed Insurgents Hack U.S. Drones.
Senior defense and intelligence officials said Iranian-backed insurgents intercepted the video feeds by taking advantage of an unprotected communications link in some of the remotely flown planes’ systems. Shiite fighters in Iraq used software programs such as SkyGrabber — available for as little as $25.95 on the Internet — to regularly capture drone video feeds, according to a person familiar with reports on the matter.
U.S. officials say there is no evidence that militants were able to take control of the drones or otherwise interfere with their flights. Still, the intercepts could give America’s enemies battlefield advantages by removing the element of surprise from certain missions and making it easier for insurgents to determine which roads and buildings are under U.S. surveillance.
The drone intercepts mark the emergence of a shadow cyber war within the U.S.-led conflicts overseas. They also point to a potentially serious vulnerability in Washington’s growing network of unmanned drones, which have become the American weapon of choice in both Afghanistan and Pakistan.
The Obama administration has come to rely heavily on the unmanned drones because they allow the U.S. to safely monitor and stalk insurgent targets in areas where sending American troops would be either politically untenable or too risky.
The stolen video feeds also indicate that U.S. adversaries continue to find simple ways of counteracting sophisticated American military technologies.
you do know who help to get this software don’t you? are best friends in the world our best loving butt boys the old mother Russian and Chinese dick heads and the boys in china also have helped in many other ways.
I know that computer hacking is a major threat but that being said with this administration so ‘terrorist friendly’ it does give rise to the question of whether NObama’s administration is helping.
In some misguided way he may think that giving them this information will make them be nice and not blow up buildings and murder people.
BonBon Obama is always helping his people its not missguided its a plan.
someday soon the predator drones will be used to attack Americans and we will no nothing about that attack.
Obama is our enemy and he will someday attack americans here inside the USA ; By using our own weapons and our military will no nothing about the attacks or have any control over the attacks.
Thiago looks like he has at least 15, 20 pounds on Rashad.