White House Hack Attack

[InfoSec News <alerts () infosecnews org>]

http://freebeacon.com/white-house-hack-attack/

By Bill Gertz
Washington Free Beacon
September 30, 2012

Hackers linked to China’s government broke into one of the U.S. 
government’s most sensitive computer networks, breaching a system used 
by the White House Military Office for nuclear commands, according to 
defense and intelligence officials familiar with the incident.

One official said the cyber breach was one of Beijing’s most brazen 
cyber attacks against the United States and highlights a failure of the 
Obama administration to press China on its persistent cyber attacks.

Disclosure of the cyber attack also comes amid heightened tensions in 
Asia, as the Pentagon moved two U.S. aircraft carrier strike groups and 
Marine amphibious units near waters by Japan’s Senkaku islands.

China and Japan—the United States’ closest ally in Asia and a defense 
treaty partner—are locked in a heated maritime dispute over the 
Senkakus, which China claims as its territory.

U.S. officials familiar with reports of the White House hacking incident 
said it took place earlier this month and involved unidentified hackers, 
believed to have used computer servers in China, who accessed the 
computer network used by the White House Military Office (WHMO), the 
president’s military office in charge of some of the government’s most 
sensitive communications, including strategic nuclear commands. The 
office also arranges presidential communications and travel, and 
inter-government teleconferences involving senior policy and 
intelligence officials.

[...]

--
Certified Ethical Hacker and CISSP with ExpandingSecurity.com gives the best
training and support. Last 2012 CISSP and CEH starts Oct. 1! Take action now
and be done before 2012 ends. Best program, best price.
CISSP info signup
http://www.expandingsecurity.com/product/cissp-live-online-10-week-course/
CEH info signup
http://www.expandingsecurity.com/product/ceh-certified-ethical-hacker-online/
Our Live Online classes will not wreck your schedule.