Technology26.08.2010
US Goverment computers attacked with flash drive
The previously classified incident took place in 2008 in the Middle East and was disclosed in a magazine article by Deputy Defense Secretary William J. Lynn and released by the Pentagon Wednesday.
The Pentagon did not say what nation’s spy agency was involved.
He said a “malicious code” on the flash drive spread undetected on both classified and unclassified Pentagon systems, “establishing what amounted to a digital beachhead,” for stealing military secrets.
He did not say what, if any, information was taken.
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