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Insurgents in Iraq have hacked into live video feeds from unmanned American drone aircraft, US media reports say. Shia fighters are said to have used off-the-shelf software programs to capture the footage. The hacking was possible because the remotely flown planes have an unprotected communications link. Obtaining such video feeds could provide insurgents with information about sites the military might be planning to target. The breach of the Pentagon surveillance system’s security is said to have come to light when footage shot by a Predator drone was found on the laptop of an apprehended Iraqi insurgent. Alex Gallafent reports.
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