Russia hacks Pentagon computers: NBC, citing sources

CNBC.com ^ | 8/6/15 | Staff

[gwjack]

fficials tell NBC News that Russia launched a "sophisticated cyberattack" against the Pentagon's Joint Staff unclassified email system which has been shut down and taken off line for nearly two weeks. According to the officials, the "sophisticated cyber intrusion" occurred sometime around July 25 and affected some 4-thousand military and civilian personnel work for the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

This story is developing. Please check back for further updates.

[gwjack]

Hmmmm. I wonder if the recent exploitation of the Russian bombers was a test.

Gwjack

[b4its2late]

Bambi won’t know unless ESPN reports it.

[Doogle]

..probably through Hilda’s puter....

[Red Badger]

Putin plays hardball.
Obozo plays badmitten...................

[gwjack]

Can someone tell me what the last sentence means? Was the hacker one of ours? Or was the effect upon 4,000?

[gwjack]

UPDATE!!!

http://www.cnbc.com/2015/08/06/russia-hacks-pentagon-computers-nbc-citing-sources.html

[Yo-Yo]

Let me try some speculative editing for you:

According to the officials, the "sophisticated cyber intrusion" occurred sometime around July 25 and affected some 4-thousand military and civilian personnel who work for the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

[gwjack]

Moderator —

They now credit the article author as James Miklaszewski. Can you modify please?

Thank you.

[Army Air Corps]

Ping.

[Cincinatus' Wife]

But Hillary’s personal government account was safe.

Right.

[henkster]

I believe Hillary's personal government account was safe. Safe from Russian intrusion on July 25, 2015, because the Russians had already looted it of everything of value years earlier while she was Secretary of State.

[brivette]

oh dem wascally rooskies.

[Nachum]

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[GOPJ]

Maybe we should ask the Russians for Lois Lerners emails... and Hillary’s.

[detective]

Yet another major hack of sensitive government data under the Obama administration.

Who thinks it is merely incompetence and that there is no treason involved?

[familyop]

"...affected some 4-thousand military and civilian personnel work for the Joint Chiefs of Staff."

Russia probably did it to hand the personnel data to Hezbollah cells through Iran. Other crack attacks to get military personnel records including prior service personnel were also probably ultimately for handing the information to other terrorist cells.

All present and former prior competent service personnel should be armed and improving personal/family security for the purpose of defending themselves.

[Jet Jaguar]

Active Duty ping.

[familyop]

One important way of eastern Europe and east Asia in early military strategy is patiently using foreign proxies (e.g., Middle East nations) against an enemy. Research histories. One example would be Russia’s work over a period of years to equip and eventually excite other nations to attack Israel in the Six Day War. There are many other examples in the gradual formation of the Soviet Union. The PLA in China will use the same strategy wherever possible.

[BenLurkin]