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” Pentagon Discloses Largest-Ever Cybertheft By Robert Burns and Lolita C. Baldor July 18, 2011 7:50AM
The Defense Department has revealed that 24,000 files containing Pentagon data were stolen from a defense industry computer network in a single intrusion in March. The Pentagon believes the attacker was a foreign government. This is part of the reason for the new cyber-defense strategy unveiled, which is oriented toward defensive measures. Related Topics Pentagon Defense Department Cyberattack Cybersecurity Cyberwar Hackers Latest News LulzSec Takes Out Murdoch Servers Largest-Ever Cybertheft Disclosed Pentagon To Publish Cyberwar Rules Israeli App Merges Facebook, Google+ Microsoft Bluetooth Vulnerability Seen
The Pentagon on Thursday revealed that in the spring it suffered one of its largest losses ever of sensitive data in a cyberattack by a foreign government. It is a dramatic example of why the military is pursuing a new strategy emphasizing deeper defenses of its computer networks, collaboration with private industry and new steps to stop “malicious insiders.” William Lynn, the deputy secretary of defense, said in a speech outlining the strategy that 24,000 files containing Pentagon data were stolen from a defense industry computer network in a single intrusion in March. He offered no details about what was taken but in an interview before the speech he said the Pentagon believes the attacker was a foreign government. He didn’t say which nation.
“We have a pretty good idea” who did it, Lynn said in the interview. He would not elaborate.”
