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| Cyber Attack on Lockheed | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: May 28 2011, 06:45 PM (82 Views) | |
| George K | May 28 2011, 06:45 PM Post #1 |
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http://venturebeat.com/2011/05/28/lockheed-martin-cyber-attack/ U.S. defense supplier Lockheed Martin hit by cyber incident An unknown cyber incident hit Lockheed Martin — the world’s largest aerospace manufacturer and the top supplier to the Pentagon — sometime over the weekend, the U.S. government said today. This would be the second high-profile cyber attack on important computer networks that are increasingly seeming more vulnerable to cyber attacks in a little more than a month. While Sony’s PlayStation Network (PSN) is more geared toward consumers, a cyber attack led to hackers stealing sensitive information from potentially more than 100 million PSN and Station.com users. Hackers were able to break into Sony’s network on April 19, forcing the company to bring it down and beef up security. The U.S. Department of Defense is working with the defense contractor, which builds major weapons systems ranging from fighter jets to ships for the U.S. government, to find out how the cyber incident affected the company and whether any information was compromised. The U.S. Department of Defense is also working with the company to offer recommendations that will help secure its network and prevent future intrusions, the told Reuters today. Lockheed Martin’s network contains sensitive data about contracts and defense technology that is currently in development. The network also holds sensitive information about state-of-the-art technology that is deployed in Iraq and Afghanistan — possibly similar to the stealth helicopter used in a raid that lead to the death of Osama bin Laden. The government did not say whether any sensitive information was compromised from Lockheed Martin’s private network. The defense company recently made news after it purchased a state-of-the-art 128-bit quantum computer from quantum computer manufacturer D-Wave — one of the first commercially available quantum computers — which could be applied to security and advanced encryption projects. The purchase seems oddly appropriate given the highly sensitive information that might have been compromised in the company’s latest cyber incident. |
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| John D'Oh | May 28 2011, 06:48 PM Post #2 |
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Even more important than this threat to national security is the fact that not one, but two of our credit card details were stolen shortly after the Sony attack, despite Sony claiming that this hadn't happened. I didn't even know we had a Sony account - bloody online kids games. |
| What do you mean "we", have you got a mouse in your pocket? | |
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| George K | May 28 2011, 06:49 PM Post #3 |
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My daughter's debit card came up with fraudulent charges as well. |
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A guide to GKSR: Click "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08 Nothing is as effective as homeopathy. I'd rather listen to an hour of Abba than an hour of The Beatles. - Klaus, 4/29/18 | |
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