Chinese hackers breached US miltary contractors

  • 18 September 2014
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Here we have another large breach of Security in the US Military, I do not really understand this considering them being at the forefront of global defense, they should at least be secure to hackers.
 
By Danny Palmer  18 Sep 2014 http://www.computing.co.uk/IMG/417/119417/capitol-370x229.jpg?1289221218"Chinese government-backed computer hackers repeatedly breached the networks of US military contractors including airline, shipping and technology firms involved in the movement of soldiers and equipment, an investigation by the US Senate has found.
Released by the Senate Armed Services Committee following a year-long investigation, the report suggests there were 20 infiltrations into networks of military contractors between June 2012 and May 2013. The information accessed included details about military strategy and logistics which could be used to disrupt  US forces operations."
 
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By Brian Price/ Posted on 9/18/2014
 
A lack of communication between military contractors and government agencies about Chinese cyber espionage attacks is revealed in a new Senate report.
 Communication is the key to any good relationship. Yet a new report from the US Senate Armed Services Committee shows that a lack of communication has left the US Transportation Command (Transcom) in the dark about threats to cyber security.
The Armed Services Committee report, released Wednesday, contends that hackers tied to the Chinese government successfully penetrated systems belonging to Transcom contractors at least 20 times during a 12-month period beginning June 1, 2012. The report is the culmination of a year-long investigation by the committee, which found that gaps in reporting requirements and a lack of information sharing between government agencies left Transcom largely unaware of the compromises.
 
DarkReading/ full article here/ http://www.darkreading.com/attacks-breaches/us-military-in-the-dark-on-cyberattacks-against-contractors/d/d-id/1315875?
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By Darren Pauli, 18 Sep 2014
 
Sophisticated Beijing-backed hackers raided civilian organisations responsible for the movements of US troops and equipment 20 times in one year of which only two were detected by the responsible agency, an audit report has found.
Contractors underneath the US Transportation Command (TRANSCOM) agency were hacked a total of 50 times, which included less sophisticated attacks made by actors not identified by the US Government as being on China's payroll.
 The audit was conducted in the 12 months to June 2013 based on information provided by the Federal Bureau of Investigations, Defense Security Services, Defense Cyber Crime Centre, and the US Air Force and 11 contractors.
 
The Register/ full article here/ http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/09/18/china_hacked_us_army_twenty_times_in_one_year/

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