PANiC Posted December 18, 2009 Share Posted December 18, 2009 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. What's even more hilarious is for $10 more bucks you can get the browser plug-in to target and fire it's weapons. Unfortunately you have to sign up for a WindowsLIVE ID account, which thankfully; no insurgent is willing to do. Hey, they may be insurgents, but they aren't stupid. source: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1261022478...wsj_gadgv1& Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Athlon64~SPARTA~ Posted December 18, 2009 Share Posted December 18, 2009 Wow thought all that was encripted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ebden~SPARTA~ Posted December 18, 2009 Share Posted December 18, 2009 Wow thought all that was encripted. Cool! I wonder if the insurgents post the good ones on youtube. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MedicSN6 Posted December 18, 2009 Share Posted December 18, 2009 haha, I hope they do. I guess the CIA isnt very Central anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrNo~SPARTA~ Posted December 18, 2009 Share Posted December 18, 2009 I was reading that they stopped encription on these thing along time ago because of slow data transfer. Also that they have fixed the issue with new technology over a year ago and that the data seen was not a big deal to them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ragnarok92~SPARTA~ Posted December 18, 2009 Share Posted December 18, 2009 Anyone besides me thinking of modern warfare 2? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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