IP: Contractor admits hackers stole U.S. satellite software

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

> Contractor admits hackers stole U.S. satellite software
> http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-5006606.html?tag=mn_hd
>
> "Exigent International, a U.S. government contractor, acknowledged
> Friday that one or more cyberthieves broke into a restricted federal
> computer system and stole the company's proprietary code for controlling
> satellite systems."
> ...
> "The U.S. Air Force has plans to use the OS/COMET software to control
> the NAVSTAR Global Positioning System from its Colorado Springs Monitor
> Station, which is part of the Air Force Space Command"



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