Russian hackers penetrate Pentagon email accounts
NBC News reports that the pentagon has admitted that Russian hackers have collected information from unclassified email accounts of the approximately 4,000 folks involved in working for the Joint Chiefs;
Sources tell NBC News that it appears the cyberattack relied on some kind of automated system that rapidly gathered massive amounts of data and within a minute distributed all the information to thousands of accounts on the Internet. The officials also report the suspected Russian hackers coordinated the sophisticated cyberassault via encrypted accounts on social media.
The officials say its not clear whether the attack was sanctioned by the Russian government or conducted by individuals. But, given the scope of the attack, “It was clearly the work of a state actor,” the officials say.
“The official” was adamant that no classified information was collected. I think it’s more egregious that there are 4,000 people working for the Joint Chiefs, actually. That’s a light infantry brigade plus messkit repairers and tent folders. They’re probably all five-jump chumps, too.
Category: Big Pentagon
I hope none of Komrade Hillary’s campaign strategies were compromised.
Maybe we need to ask the Ivans to help find the Hildebeast’s and Lois Werner’s missing emails?
They probably have them and are waiting to “drop” them at a moment of their choosing…
Bet they could find the missing emails faster than our investigators could. Wonder if they work on commission. /sarc
Thank god for that reset, Ms. Clinton. Oh, and Russia was instrumental in “helping” the U.S with that Iran deal. This administration gets pantsed at every turn.
Oh, and I forgot General Soleimani just got back from a meeting in Russia with Putin and the Russian Defense Minister defying the U.N travel ban. Anybody in the administration want to address this? Anybody? Bueller?
To my fucking surprise too! You mean it takes 4000 people/troops to wipe the Joint Chiefs asses? YGBFSM! Talk about over kill. That means there are guys or gals, in the men’s and women’s rooms saying, “Hand towel for you Sir/Ma’am?”
I wonder if the 4,000 military/civilians they talk about are part of Fort Meade?
Isn’t Spec8 Moerk in charge over there?
She must really be pacing the floor and fuming if all e-mail and social media accounts have been shut down for two weeks.
And not ONE of those personnel is going to get cut in the major reduction in force “the they” are doing coming up.
Even if their job directly ties to a unit that gets deactivated, they’ll be “redesignated” to do the same exact job under a new name.
Wow. 4,000 people to suck up to the Joint Chiefs. That’s more than a small army. It’s practically a carrier strike force.
That’s what I was thinking too when I first saw this. There are 4000 members of staffs for the JCS. That’s a Heavy Brigade Combat Team.
“It was clearly the work of a state actor.”
Well, if Russia’s folks are anything like ours, I’d say it was clearly NOT the work of a state actor unless “actor” includes outsourcing to a competent private contractor.
You mean someone who knows about computer functions and capabilities?
Perhaps, say, someone like Edward Snowden?
Duh duh duhhhhhh!!!
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I used to work at the Pentagon as a contractor.
So, standing by for ANOTHER damn letter.
On a connected subject, one time I arrived at work and one of the GS’s was looking at his unclas computer in confusion. “What the heck is this?” he asked. I looked at his login screen and in the username block were a string of Chinese characters.
That was about 5 years ago, so who knows how long those commies have been in our systems.
“They’re probably all five-jump chumps, too.”
Being the squid that I am, I’m guessing that means someone who only did the minimum parachute jumps to qualify.
LMAO! Love it.
I wrote this somewhere else.
Fear = Respect
Nobody respects or fears a pussy like our POTUS.
Why is it that the one thing that preoccupies the thinking of most–make that ALL–red-blooded American males is also used by the same males to disparage other males? I guess that’s like one gay guy calling another gay guy an asshole.
(I do not disagree with you, LIRight. It’s just that my mind is a terrible thing.)
Actually, it’s short for pusillanimous:
pu·sil·lan·i·mous
ˌpyo͞osəˈlanəməs/adjective
showing a lack of courage or determination; timid.
Point taken….perhaps I could have been more diplomatic and called him (POTUS) a jerk, asshole, or one of many other pejoratives. Pussy, unfortunately, seems to fit this asshole a whole lot better than other derogatory remarks.
The guy IS a definite pussy.
Couldn’t help myself, NSFW or at all really…
http://youtu.be/2cV_q-mVAAA