It’s even more embarrassing now.
According to an “anonymous defence official” speaking with the Associated Press, via Wired, the type of malware plaguing the aircraft and logging their user’s keystrokes “is routinely used to steal log-in and password data from people who gamble or play games like Mafia Wars online.”
If correct, that explains how the malware got onto the drone’s networks. What it doesn’t explain is what US Air Force crews were doing using military computers to either play Facebook games or gamble!
Air Force Insists: Drone Cockpit Virus Just a ‘Nuisance’ [Wired]
Joel J
Thursday, October 13, 2011 at 5:36 PMdamn, that title was unclear
One Two Three
Thursday, October 13, 2011 at 5:36 PM+1
Jack
Thursday, October 13, 2011 at 7:41 PMYou don’t use the Internet enough, PUSSY!
Lolwut
Thursday, October 13, 2011 at 6:11 PMSomeone being naughty downloading a script for mafia wars apparently tsk tsk tsk
Repneiras
Thursday, October 13, 2011 at 6:39 PMOh Kotaku US, you so silly.
Jack
Thursday, October 13, 2011 at 7:41 PMYeah. Haha :P
900000
Thursday, October 13, 2011 at 9:17 PMUm, Luke Plunkett is based in Canberra. If this was Kotaku US, the misleading headline would have led to a humorous punchline.
Oh, Australian Kotaku — reliably bland efforts at humor guaranteed.
Mark Serrels
Thursday, October 13, 2011 at 9:55 PMLuke doesn’t work for Allure. He writes for the US site and works for Gawker – the fact that he lives in Canberra doesn’t make that fact any different. He doesn’t write for Kotaku Australia.
You don’t know what you’re talking about.
Ben
Thursday, October 13, 2011 at 10:39 PMSpeaking of which, is there a list anywhere of the Oz Kotaku staff? I was wondering the other day who our local writers are (I know some, but not all).
Chazz
Friday, October 14, 2011 at 8:28 AMAnd there it is folks;
The legendary Serrels Smackdown!
Ahtaps
Thursday, October 13, 2011 at 7:26 PMMaybe I’ve missed something… The article only says that it’s the same kind of keylogger commonly used to steal people’s credentials from browser games. It doesn’t actually say that’s where it came from though.
Travman
Thursday, October 13, 2011 at 7:33 PMThis. What a short sighted, misleading and groundless closing comment.
Reoh
Friday, October 14, 2011 at 10:52 AMWelcome to sensationalism 101.
brad
Thursday, October 13, 2011 at 9:32 PMi call bullshit. “anonymous defence official”?? sure. more like an intentional leak to persuade the masses into thinking its not a serious threat.
one word…
IRAN.