Security News > 2008 > December > Easter Bunny Continues to Compromise US Military Computers
Forwarded from: "J. Oquendo" More humorous news from the "Chinese invades the US Infrastructure" front. I don't know about anyone else, but imagine me stating: "I saw Tom Jones steal my car but I can't be sure it was Tom Jones... Or even my car", would you say I was insane? I know if I read that, I would think the writer suffered from multiple personality disorder. I'd think the writer would have deep rooted psychological issues and a vividly UNCLEAR grasp of reality. So today's quote: "This wasn't the first such cyberattack, and officials said that earlier incarnations of the virus had exported information such as convoy and troop movements here. It was not clear precisely what information, if any, was being pulled from Department of Defense computers by this latest virus, they said. [1]" Wait a minute... Did they or didn't they, are you sure or unsure. Was it China or was it the Easter Bunny? Surprisingly, news agencies are all over the place with this entire fiasco. Here we have the press stating "Chinese Moo Goo Gai Pan Hackers are pwning the US Government!" while in the same breathe they're saying: "Russian Vodka Drinking Hackers are pwning the US Government!" A Defense Department source said that the attack was significant and got everyone's attention. It is not clear if the malware was created by an individual hacker or whether the Russian government may have had some involvement. [2] The problem with news regarding breaches in the US Government is, it emphasizes the fact that - the US Government really has no clue as to who is attacking and or compromising their networks. At this point whoever seems to be an enemy shall be labeled so irrespective of any valid proof. Iraq + Yellow cake anyone? All is generally speculation at this point. On the one hand we have them stating: "Tom Jones stole the car, but we can neither confirm that Tom Jones stole the car!" In a court of law wouldn't this be double jeopardy? http://www.infiltrated.net/?p=122 =+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ J. Oquendo SGFA, SGFE, C|EH, CNDA, CHFI, OSCP "Each player must accept the cards life deals him or her: but once they are in hand, he or she alone must decide how to play the cards in order to win the game." Voltaire 227C 5D35 7DCB 0893 95AA 4771 1DCE 1FD1 5CCD 6B5E http://pgp.mit.edu:11371/pks/lookup?op=get&search=0x5CCD6B5E _______________________________________________ Help InfoSecNews.org with a donation! http://www.infosecnews.org/donate.html