Defense Department, Lockheed deny that hackers stole sensitive F-35 data

Fort Worth Star Telegram ^ | Tue, Apr. 21, 2009 | Staff

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Officials with the Defense Department and Lockheed Martin disputed a report by The Wall Street Journal that computer spies had hacked into government and contractor computer systems and stolen data about the design of the F-35 joint strike fighter program.

The newspaper reported Tuesday that several government officials confirmed that intruders had downloaded F-35 data.

The hackers could not access the most sensitive design data about the aircraft’s flight controls and electronics, which are stored on computers not connected to the Internet, The Journal reported.

In a conference call with Wall Street analysts, Bruce Tanner, Lockheed’s chief financial officer, said the article is incorrect. "To our knowledge, there has never been any classified-information breach," he said.

Defense Department spokesman Bryan Whitman told reporters that he was "not aware of any specific concerns" that sensitive technology on the F-35 has been compromised.

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that computer spies had hacked into government and contractor computer systems and stolen data about the design of the F-35 joint strike fighter program.

Computer spies.

Accessing JANE'S doesn't seem very hard.

[SF_Redux]

but it was good enough for Zer0 to cut the funding

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The hackers could not access the most sensitive design data about the aircraft’s flight controls and electronics, which are stored on computers not connected to the Internet, The Journal reported.

Parse the denials.

Was your computer security compromised?

What nation did the attack originate from?

Assess what they may have obtained.

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Great questions.