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      WASHINGTON (AP) - A computer virus that captures the strokes on
a keyboard has infected networks used by pilots who control U.S.
Air Force drones flown on the warfront, according to a published
report.


      Wired magazine reported Friday that the spyware has resisted
efforts to remove it from the computers in the cockpits at Creech
Air Force Base in Nevada, where pilots remotely fly Predator and
Reaper drones in places like Iraq and Afghanistan.


      The story said there are no confirmed reports that classified
data was stolen and that the virus did not stop pilots from flying
any of their missions. Network security specialists are uncertain
if the virus was part of a directed attack or accidentally infected
the networks, the story said.


      The Air Force said in a statement it doesn't discuss threats to
its computer networks because it can help hackers refine their
tactics.

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A computer virus that captures the strokes on
a keyboard has infected networks used by pilots who control U.S. Air Force drones flown on the warfront, according to a published report.

Report: Computer virus hits military drone program

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