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Pentagon Hid Magnitude of Data Loss From Recent Breach
blueton tips us to a brief story about recent revelations from the Pentagon which indicate that the attack on their computer network in June 2007 was more serious than they originally claimed. A DoD official recently remarked that the hackers were able to obtain an "amazing amount" of data. We previously discussed rumors that the Chinese People's Liberation Army was behind the attack. CNN has an article about Chinese hackers who claim to have successfully stolen information from the Pentagon. Quoting Ars Technica:
"The intrusion was first detected during an IT restructuring that was underway at the time. By the time it was detected, malicious code had been in the system for at least two months, and was propagating via a known Windows exploit. The bug spread itself by e-mailing malicious payloads from one system on the network to another."
So they snuck in through broken Windows?
This is Slashdot. The data wasn't stolen. It was copyright infringed.
When will everyone learn the difference?
The solution is obvious: sic the Mafiaa on the attackers.
It was the British, I know this becau.. LINE TERMINATED.
OK, all you government workers - especially those in the military, CIA, or NSA that are running Windows on open networks.
Compose a few Microsoft Word documents about a planned nuclear attack on Beijing on the opening day of their olympics. Make it sound nice and juicy, say a few things about ICBMs, nuclear submarines just off their coastline. Mention the proposed megatons and expected damage. Talk about a free Taiwan
Let them chew on that.
Me Chinese,
Exploit SOCKS
Me Put Malware
On Your Box
Me Chinese,
Go To Town,
Me Pull Fast,
Your Data Down
Me Chinese,
Make Cheap Shoe
Take You Secrets
Laugh At You
Me Chinese
Let You Think
Here You Go
Bring You Drink
Me Chinese,
Me Play Joke
Me Put Pee-Pee
In Your Coke
Vista wouldn't run (the box said the machines could handle Home Basic but it just didn't work out that way) so they rolled back to ME.
It goes from God, to Jerry, to me.
It's not the Chinese People's Liberation Army. It's the People's Liberation Army of China. The Chinese People's Liberation Army is a bunch of wankers.
Fascism trolls keeping me up every night. When I starts a preachin', he HITS ME WITH HIS REICH!
Youtube?
You forgot to blame Canada.
Bah! Have 300 Euros. That should about cover it next week.