Cyber Attack Hits Pentagon
June 21, 2007 (Computerworld) — About 1,500 unclassified e-mail users at the Pentagon had their service disrupted when a hacker infiltrated the e-mail system, forcing the accounts to be taken offline.
In a briefing with reporters in Washington at the Pentagon, Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates confirmed the incident and said that the users were disconnected from the system after the intrusion was discovered.
“The reality is that the Defense Department is constantly under attack,” Gates said during the briefing. “Elements of the [Office of the Secretary of Defense] unclassified e-mail system were taken offline yesterday afternoon, due to a detected penetration. A variety of precautionary measures are being taken. We expect the system to be online again very soon.”
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