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Pentagon Confirms 2008 Computer Breach — 'Worst Ever'

Posted by timothy on from the ok-ok-uncle-sam dept.

jowifi writes "The New York Times reports that the Pentagon has confirmed that, in 2008, a foreign agent instigated 'the most significant breach of US military computers ever' using a USB flash drive. While the breach was previously reported on Wired and the LA Times, this is the first official confirmation of the attack that led to the banning of USB drives on government computers."

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  1. Not the worst ever... by d474 · · Score: 4, Funny

    In 1983, a high school kid named David Lightman hacked his way into DOD computer @ Norad called the W.O.P.R. which almost resulted in an all out nuclear war between the U.S.A. and Russia. I believe they made a movie about it.

    So until I hear a story that tops that, keep your "worst ever" superlatives to yourself. Oh, wait...

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  2. Re:Still vulnerable by Beardo+the+Bearded · · Score: 4, Funny

    It's always someone's first day. It took you years to get to the point you could even post on /.

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