http://news.yahoo.com/s/a...tusweaponsiranafghanistanWASHINGTON (AFP) – The US military has fixed a problem that allowed Iraqi militants to use cheap software to intercept the video feeds of US-operated drones, a defense official said on Thursday.
"This is an old issue that's been addressed," the official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, told reporters.
The problem has been "taken care of," he said.
The official spoke after the Wall Street Journal reported that Iranian-backed Shiite insurgents had used software programs such as SkyGrabber -- available online for 25.95 dollars (18 euros) -- to capture live video footage from drones.
This hits close to home. The company I work for provides encrypted video from UAVs to troops on the ground. The video is captured, encrypted and viewable on a secret internet NRT (near real time) for intelligence and situational awareness.
Luckily for us our sh!t ain't broke.
