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Obama Helicopter Security Breached By File Sharing

Hugh Pickens writes "A company that monitors peer-to-peer file-sharing networks has discovered a potentially serious security breach involving President Barack Obama's helicopter. 'We found a file containing entire blueprints and avionics package for Marine One, which is the president's helicopter,' says Bob Boback, CEO of Tiversa, a security company that specializes in peer-to-peer technology. Tiversa was able to track the file, discovered at an IP address in Tehran, Iran, back to its original source. 'What appears to be a defense contractor in Bethesda, Md., had a file-sharing program on one of their systems that also contained highly sensitive blueprints for Marine One,' says Boback, adding that someone from the company most likely downloaded a file-sharing program, typically used to exchange music, without realizing the potential problems. 'I'm sure that person is embarrassed and may even lose their job, but we know where it came from and we know where it went.' Iran is not the only country that appears to be accessing this type of information through file-sharing programs. 'We've noticed it out of Pakistan, Yemen, Qatar and China. They are actively searching for information that is disclosed in this fashion because it is a great source of intelligence.'"

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  1. Need more info on this "File sharing" app by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iQto3HZvkYU

  2. Re:Obligatory by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

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  3. Because man made stupidity, not God by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    God made us free to be intelligent or stupid.
    So there's only us to blame.

    Without freedom, you'd just be a kind of robot.
    So don't blame God for the freedom he gave us.

    Rather, strive being good.

  4. Re:OH ..Well... by Jawn98685 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Who Cares ????...... i don't...

    Why do "conservatives" hate America?

  5. Re:OH ..Well... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Why does your mom still beg me to ruin her asshole?