Pentagon Confirms 2008 Computer Breach — 'Worst Ever' 157
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."
Re:Obligatory (Score:3, Funny)
Damn. Parsing got rid of my comic book guy html tags.
Not the worst ever... (Score:5, Funny)
So until I hear a story that tops that, keep your "worst ever" superlatives to yourself. Oh, wait...
Re:The right reaction? (Score:0, Funny)
Hahaha! Unfortunately, that joke accurately depicts what the U.S. government does. Some retard tried to light his shoes on fire, so now everyone has to take their shoes off. Some retard tried to set his underwear on fire, so now Chertoff can sell his backscatter machines. Some retard is going to try a rectal bomb, and we can all predict what our government's brilliant response to that will be.
Re:Where there's a USB port ... there's a way (Score:4, Funny)
That's a good work-around!
So any unprotected [USB] port is, well, a potential source of a leak.
Along with any camera, copier, cell phone, human with a memory, network accessible device, etc. Every kind of access restriction can be circumvented. *Every* kind.
I would suggest mounting all laptops in cement, then chaining the cement block down to the cube frame structure. Close off all connectivity, embed in a Faraday Cage, then keep anyone, including the approved user, from accessing it, and you're all set! Bob's your uncle! Otherwise, expect your data to escape. Because it will. :) Have a nice day!
Re:Was it Windows, again? (Score:2, Funny)
Dude, chill. Your English is breaking up.
Re:Haven't I seen this movie before? (Score:4, Funny)
Didn't you read? He said magmetic field. I assume it has to do with magma, maybe burning the user alive. That sounds pretty secure to me.
Re:Still vulnerable (Score:5, Funny)
It's always someone's first day. It took you years to get to the point you could even post on /.
+1 Funny (Score:2, Funny)
Hilarious
Re:The right reaction? (Score:3, Funny)
Wow! It sounds like Internet information clearinghouse sites like wikileaks stand no chance of ever getting their hands on sensitive information with a system as strong as you describe.