Skip to navigation

PCPro-Computing in the Real World Printed from www.pcpro.co.uk

Register to receive our regular email newsletter at http://www.pcpro.co.uk/registration.

The newsletter contains links to our latest PC news, product reviews, features and how-to guides, plus special offers and competitions.

Latest News

Hackers got "amazing amount" of data from Pentagon

Posted on 7 Mar 2008 at 13:36

Hackers stole an "amazing amount" of data from the Pentagon in an intrusion last year, some of which would be "valuable to adversaries", according to a Defense Department spokesperson.

However, at the time of the attack it was reported that no classified information relating to military operations was lost.

The incident took place in June of last year, but is still under investigation by the government. The attackers managed to insert malicious code into various computer systems, which remained undetected for two months.

Restoring the affected systems caused three weeks of downtime and incurred costs of $4 million.

"This was a very bad day," said Dennis Clem, the chief information officer at the Office of the Secretary of Defense, speaking at the Information Processing Interagency Conference this week.

"They're working hard, these people, and they're after us all the time... If you don't know your network, and you're more of a policy CIO, you may find yourself in trouble," he added.

Author: Matthew Sparkes

Be the first to comment this article

You need to Login or Register to comment.

(optional)

advertisement

Most Commented News Stories
Latest Blog Posts Subscribe to our RSS Feeds
Latest Reviews Subscribe to our RSS Feeds
Latest Real World Computing

advertisement

Sponsored Links
 
SEARCH
SIGN UP

Your email:

Your password:

remember me

advertisement


Hitwise Top 10 Website 2008