http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/17/iraqi-insurgents-using-26-software-to-monitor-predator-video-fe/
Iraqi insurgents using $26 software to monitor Predator video feeds
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We can't say we've ever heard of a $26 Russian program called
SkyGrabber before, but it's about to get famous real fast -- according
to the Wall Street Journal,
Iraqi insurgents have been regularly using the satellite-snooping
software to monitor live Predator video feeds. Apparently the Predator
transmits video over an unencrypted link, so there's no major hacking
or security breach going on here, but it's obviously a huge issue --
and we'd say the bigger problem is that Pentagon officials have known
about this flaw since the 1990s, but they didn't think insurgents would
figure out how to exploit it. Way to underestimate, guys. The WSJ says
the military is working to encrypt all Predator feeds from Iraq,
Afghanistan, and Pakistan, but it's slow going because the Predator
network is more than a decade old and based on proprietary tech -- too
bad it's not proprietary enough to keep prying eyes out of it.and no, im not against soldiers in the middle east, trust me, im not.
just because i think stuff like that^^^ is stupid, doesnt mean i think soldiers should be dying, it's ok that they die and its their own fault, or that i don't respect them or what they do for America.
