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NBC Report: Russian Hackers Behind Attack On Pentagon Mail System

Posted by timothy on from the they-were-just-drawn-to-the-shape dept.

New submitter packetspike alerts us to a story at CNBC, according to which U.S. officials have told NBC News that Russian hackers are behind a "sophisticated cyberattack" against the unclassified email system used by the Pentagon's Joint Staff , which has since been shut down and taken off line. "According to the officials, the "sophisticated cyber intrusion" occurred sometime around July 25 and affected some 4,000 military and civilian personnel work for the Joint Chiefs of Staff." The story claims that it's unclear whether the mail-system's attackers were backed by the Russian government. (Expect more to come on this story.)

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  1. Re:"sources," eh? "US officials" you say? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Informative

    Um, the Russians DID shoot down a civilian aircraft. They did it through arming/backing morons who were too stupid to not shoot it down.
    This is pretty much indisputable, and it's not at all implausible. If you believe 100% of biased propaganda, you're a mindless sheep, yes, but that's not to say that something can't be true because it comes from a source known for propaganda.

  2. Re:"sources," eh? "US officials" you say? by nofx911 · · Score: 4, Informative

    Odd how everyone makes a big deal of the russians shooting down a commercial airliner... the Americans did the exact same thing with USS Vincennes.

    The USS Vincennes incident is also "indisputable" but thankfully was explained away by "scenario completion syndrome"

    The USA Government did acknowledge that it shot down the aircraft and did agree to pay compensation to the families. "As part of the settlement, the United States did not admit legal liability but agreed to pay on an ex gratia basis US$61.8 million, amounting to $213,103.45 per passenger, in compensation to the families of the Iranian victims."

    Source:
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...