was the password "PASSWORD"???
Posted on 11/24/2016 6:43:53 AM PST by LoneCrusader
Hackers gained access to sensitive information, including Social Security numbers, for 134,386 current and former U.S. sailors, the U.S. Navy said on Wednesday.
It said a laptop used by a Hewlett Packard Enterprise Services employee working on a U.S. Navy contract was hacked. Hewlett Packard informed the Navy of the breach on Oct. 27 and the affected sailors will be notified in the coming weeks, the Navy said.
"The Navy takes this incident extremely seriously - this is a matter of trust for our sailors," Chief of Naval Personnel Vice Admiral Robert Burke said in a statement.
Burke said the investigation of the breach was in its early stages.
"At this stage of the investigation, there is no evidence to suggest misuse of the information that was compromised," the Navy said.
(Reporting by Eric Beech; editing by Grant McCool)
(Excerpt) Read more at reuters.com ...
[At this stage of the investigation, there is no evidence to suggest misuse of the information that was compromised,” the Navy said.]
Punishment for their votes?
What that means is the election was hacked. Never let a crisis......
Wonder how many years back this data breech goes?
Let’s cut HP some slack. It’s not like anyone would expect HP to know anything about computer security. Getting rid of the middle aged white guys in the layoffs should have taken care of removing that knowledge set.
U.S. Navy said , “Too bad so sad”
HP only cares about cheap inkjet printers, overpriced watercolor, and ultra-bloated drivers for the aforementioned.
Anything else is secondary if at all.
As if I didn’t have another reason to despise HP.
Hacked = Sold
Terrible.
Locks are for honest people only ...... data loss is in free fall. New National Background Investigation Bureau (NBIB) that replaced OPM’s subcontractor background investigators is a joke as well. If its on the net’s its free for the taking. Only way to hide or secure data IMO is disinformation to the point none of its true or valid.
Hidden in the weeds per se. FReepmail sent.
Active Duty ping.
was the password "PASSWORD"???
Why doesn’t the FBI go in the business of paying above market rates for hacked personal data and then use the military to rob the foreign bank that handles the money. After the third or fourth bank gets tossed this would cease to be profitable behaviour. We could give the bank a grace period to return the funds and turn over the accounts of the bad guys or be robbed... Am I too simplistic in my thinking?
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At this point in time, all of us would be smart to assume our personal ID is already compromised, then take appropriate action to monitor. This Navy hack is but one of many, many hacks reported by banks and retailers. Somewhere “out there” is all our information.
No, HP only cares about salary and benefits for the senior 1% of the company. Shareholders, employees and customers are secondary.
I hadn’t thought about it that way.
Another example of how dangerous the internet can be when it comes to hackers. I read that the pentagon is hiring 3,000 of them.
Do hope you are able to read my response since I have been prevented from posting on many sites including the Missouri site. When it comes to the Navy I am always interested.
Agreed.
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