Computer virus hits US Predator and Reaper drone fleetarstechnica.com 29 pointsjackgavigan8 years ago7 commentsSaveHideCopy link On HNComments−jonstokes8yThis article is from 2011.−jdenning8y"it may be a common piece of malware that just happened to make its way into these sensitive networks" -- well, that's comforting! </s>−panopticon8y“We think it’s benign. But we just don’t know.”Sounds like they got (had? since this is an article from 2011) this totally under control.−smegel8yWell no-one makes a big fuss about getting the common cold now do they?−orf8yThey might if you worked in the CDC, with sensitive stuff.−firefoxd8yThey should check their OS's privacy policy, this has become a normal behavior for a machine in 2017.−ClFromEmacs8yThis story is so old that it's not allowed out after dark.
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This article is from 2011.
"it may be a common piece of malware that just happened to make its way into these sensitive networks" -- well, that's comforting! </s>
“We think it’s benign. But we just don’t know.”
Sounds like they got (had? since this is an article from 2011) this totally under control.
Well no-one makes a big fuss about getting the common cold now do they?
They might if you worked in the CDC, with sensitive stuff.
They should check their OS's privacy policy, this has become a normal behavior for a machine in 2017.
This story is so old that it's not allowed out after dark.