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Virus Infects U.S. Drones

Tracking their every move.

A virus has infiltrated American drones like the ones used to kill al Qaeda chief Anwar al-Awlaki and others, military officials said Friday. So far, none of the missions carried out by the unmanned attack crafts have been interfered with, but specialists fear that the virus is recording drone pilots’ every move and are trying—so far unsuccessfully—to erase it. As a preventative measure, drone use has reportedly been suspended while the virus is being investigated. Drones have been used to kill more than 2,000 people since President Obama was elected, and have been a particularly important tool in the war on terror, where they have been used to hit terrorists in remote parts of Yemen, Afghanistan, and Pakistan.