Russia hacks Pentagon computers

[snoopdoggydog]

U.S. officials tell NBC News that Russia launched a "sophisticated cyber attack" against the Pentagon's Joint Staff unclassified email system, which has been shut down and taken off line for nearly two weeks. 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.

Sources tell NBC News that it appears the cyber attack relied on some kind of automated system that rapidly gathered massive amounts of data and within a minute distributed all the information to thousands of accounts on the Internet. The officials also report the suspected Russian hackers coordinated the sophisticated cyber assault via encrypted accounts on social media.

While the officials say its not clear whether the attack was sanctioned by the Russian government or conducted by individuals given the scope of the attack, "It was clearly the work of a state actor."

The officials stress that no classified information was seized or compromised and that only unclassified accounts and emails were hacked

http://www.cnbc.com/2015/08/06/russ...sources.html?__source=newsletter|breakingnews

 

[Grant]

 

[AntiGanda]

Misleading headline.

Russia the country or Russian individials or group.

 

[envo]

Russia the country or Russian individials or group.

Same thing. Those guys will even try to hack your grandma if you put a phone jack up her butt. Nothing sophisticated about the hack at all. USA just don't want to admit that some of their staff ****ed up and caused the breach

 

[Sonic2k]

Same thing. Those guys will even try to hack your grandma if you put a phone jack up her butt. Nothing sophisticated about the hack at all. USA just don't want to admit that some of their staff ****ed up and caused the breach

I LOLed

 

[crackersa]

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agree, no news here. it was an unclassified email system.

 

[AntiGanda]

Same thing. Those guys will even try to hack your grandma if you put a phone jack up her butt. Nothing sophisticated about the hack at all. USA just don't want to admit that some of their staff ****ed up and caused the breach

The implication is that the state is involved.