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Pentagon Confirms 2008 Computer Breach — ‘Worst Ever’
By admin on August 26, 2010 | No Comments
jowifi writes “The New York Times reports that the Pentagon has confirmed that, in 2008, a foreign agent instigated ‘the most significant breach of US military computers ever’ using a USB flash drive. While the breach was previously reported on Wired and the LA Times, this is the first official confirmation of the attack that led to the banning of USB drives on government computers.”
Read more of this story at Slashdot.
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Pizza Lovers Suffer Data Breach From Hell
By admin on July 28, 2010 | No Comments
netbuzz writes “Some 230,000 New Zealanders have been informed that their personal information has apparently fallen into the hands of hackers who compromised the network of a locally famous food chain, Hell Pizza. The company says it suspects ‘a rogue employee,’ but one security expert says Hell’s ordering portal is ‘about 50 steps of fail.’ Several New Zealand celebrities are among the victims and at least one is taking the matter in stride, musing: (more…)


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