Saturday, 19. December 2009
Topic: SECURITY - on December 19, 2009 at 12:20:00 PM CET
Not Just Drones: Militants Can Snoop on Most U.S. Warplanes (Updated)
Tapping into drones’ video feeds was just the start. The U.S. military’s primary system for bringing overhead surveillance down to soldiers and Marines on the ground is also vulnerable to electronic interception, multiple military sources tell Danger Room. That means militants have the ability to see through the eyes of all kinds of combat aircraft — from traditional fighters and bombers to unmanned spy planes. The problem is in the process of being addressed. But for now, an enormous security breach is even larger than previously thought.
