Officials: Second Hack Exposed Military and Intel Data

[alboe]

Source: Associated Press

Several U.S. officials say hackers linked to China appear to have gained access to sensitive background information submitted by intelligence and military personnel seeking security clearances. The break is the second cyberbreach of federal records revealed in a week and could dramatically compound the potential damage.

Read more: http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory/union-federal-workers-fell-victim-hackers-31712811

[salib]

1. Wow.

Sounding more and more like Mission Impossible.

[AngryAmish]

2. Friday news dump

This is big.

[lovuian]

3. WWIII is already going on

It's an attack on our Military and a Warning to back off and let China have their island and Russia have the Ukraine

America's defense is down

[Trajan]

4. Can someone explain to me ..

Why vital national services are connected to the internet ?

Why is there not an independent network dedicated specifically to isolate vital national networks from hackers?

WTF ? ... This shit kills me ....

[bemildred]

5. +1. nt

[sendero]

6. Our corporations and our government...

... are apparently completely inept at any kind of data security. The Chinese probably have every bit of data they might ever want from us already.

Now there will be a big show, all show, of tightening security. The horse has left the barn, why bother.

[bemildred]

7. +1. nt