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Hackers stole data on Pentagon's newest fighter jet
« on: April 23, 2009, 12:54:12 pm »
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WASHINGTON (CNN)  -- Thousands of confidential files on the U.S. military's most technologically advanced fighter aircraft have been compromised by unknown computer hackers over the past two years, according to senior defense officials.

http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/04/21/pentagon.hacked/index.html
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WASHINGTON (CNN)  -- Thousands of confidential files on the U.S. military's most technologically advanced fighter aircraft have been compromised by unknown computer hackers over the past two years, according to senior defense officials.

http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/04/21/pentagon.hacked/index.html

Yes I heard about this, seems they were most likely stationed out of China. However, they didn't get anything that was considered sensitive or classified, that's all kept in the Pentagon which is pretty much impossible to hack seeing as how their networks are not attached to the internet.

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One wonders whether or not cyber attacks are grounds for war. They are essentially the equivalent  of traditional espionage and sabotages, and historically those are often grounds for conflict.
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