https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-45823180
So it took hackers with basic tools just an hour to gain access to a weapons system. Many systems use open source software and the default passwords have been left in place. What is the point of billions of dollars on defence spending if you are making weapons that are so easily hacked?
Some of the most cutting-edge weapons in the US's military arsenal can be "easily hacked" using "basic tools", a government report has concluded.
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) found "mission-critical" cyber-vulnerabilities in nearly all weapons systems tested between 2012 and 2017.
That includes the newest F-35 jet as well as missile systems.
Pentagon officials had no immediate response to the 50-page report from the Senate Armed Services Committee.
The committee's members expressed concerns about how protected weapon systems were against cyber-attacks.
The report's main findings were:
the Pentagon did not change the default passwords on multiple weapons systems - and one changed password was guessed in nine seconds
a team appointed by the GAO was able to easily gain control of one weapons system and watch in real time as the operators responded to the hackers
it took another two-person team only one hour to gain initial access to a weapons system and one day to gain full control
many of the test teams were able to copy, change or delete system data with one team downloading 100 gigabytes of information
The GAO added that the Pentagon "does not know the full scale of its weapons system vulnerabilities".
), it seems as if some foreign adversary actually did hack it. However, the OP should have stated that it was just a test run and nothing malicious happened. Disappointing OP.
