Tuesday, 2. December 2008
Topic: COMPUTER - on December 2, 2008 at 12:12:41 PM CET
Malware spread explains Pentagon USB ban
Pentagon systems and computers in warzones in Iraq and Afghanistan reportedly came under a malware-based attack last month. The infection promoted a recent ban of the use of USB stick and other forms of removable storage by the US military and also talk of cyberwar, which fails to stack up under close examination.
An intrusive piece of malware "designed specifically to target military networks" affected PCs in combat zones and penetrated one "highly protected classified network", the Los Angeles Times reports.
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