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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. Re:The right reaction? by H3xx · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Problem: Guns kill people

    Solution: Revoke the 2nd Amendment and ban guns!

    Problem: Humans are the weakest link in computer security.

    Solution: Outlaw people.

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    "Ubuntu" - an African word meaning "Slackware is too hard for me."
  2. Oblig by xenapan · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Hey AT&T ima let you finish but the Pentagon had the worst data breach EVER! Worst data breach ever!

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