Tuesday, May 28, 2013

Pentagon downplays importance of pilfered weapons data after report exposes China hacks

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The Pentagon suffered a black eye yesterday when a classified report detailing Chinese hackers’ access to weapons system design information was uncovered by The Washington Post. But the Defense Department says that even though the intrusions highlight some weaknesses in its networks, its "technological edge" is still intact. Pentagon spokesman George Little stated that, "suggestions that cyber intrusions have somehow led to the erosion of our capabilities… are incorrect," reports Bloomberg . Little added that "much of the information" in the leaked science board report is "dated." Nevertheless, the department plans to act "promptly" to address vulnerabilities in its systems.


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