Pentagon Hacked

[bitarno]

كشفت جريدة "وول ستريت جنرال" الأمريكية, أن رجال الهكرز عبر العالم استطاعوا اختراق حواسيب البتناغون الأمريكي وصولاً إلى موقع تصميم طائرة f35 "الشبح".
وأضافت جريدة الجنرال "أن المخترقين سرقوا معلومات من خطة تصميم طائرة f35, تقدر بـ 300 مليار دولار وتعتبر هذه السرقة الأعلى منذ نشأة البنتاغون.
ويدور الحديث عن سحب معلومات بحجم كبير تقدر مساحتها بالطيرة, خاصة بأنظمة تصميم الطائرات, ولم تعرف هوية الفاعلين حتى الآن.
كما أظهرت الجريدة أن المعلومات التي تمت سرقتها تخص الخطة التطويرية لطائرة , والتي تجري إسرائيل مفاوضات حول شرائها من الولايات المتحدة الأمريكية منذ فترة

[Google]

Why the hell should I plane design be put on the Pentagon server? This is the question.
By the way, what's the source?

[bitarno]

i donno the source of the paragraph
but you can find similar news on CCN.com , Telegraph.co.uk .. and alot more

[bitarno]

Computer Spies Hack into Pentagon’s Costliest Weapons Program
Thursday, April 23, 2009

Proposed Helmut for Pilots of Joint Strike Fighter

Not once, not twice, but several times have plans for the Defense Department’s most sophisticated, and expensive, military plane been hacked by cyber spies from China. In the most recent occurrence, intruders were able to gain access to the designs and electronics systems of the $300 billion F-35 Joint Strike Fighter—information that could help a U.S. enemy defend itself against the aircraft.

As the costliest and most technically challenging weapons program ever attempted by the Pentagon, the F-35 Lightning II uses 7.5 million lines of computer code, which is more than triple the amount used in other top Air Force fighters. Lockheed Martin Corp. is the main contractor for the program, with Northrop Grumman Corp. and BAE Systems playing major roles as well.

The hackers managed to gain entry to data about the F-35 through vulnerabilities in the Pentagon computer system used by defense contractors. Last year, the Pentagon’s inspector general issued a report citing another incident involving unauthorized access of the plane’s secrets, and complained about BAE’s refusal to play ball with Defense Department security demands.

Another report from the Pentagon mentioned that the Chinese military has made “steady progress” in developing online-warfare techniques. It is no wonder then that defense officials are reportedly considering creating a new “cyber command” in charge of all Pentagon computer systems.

-Noel Brinkerhoff

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[bitarno]

Cyber spies have broken into the Pentagon and stolen details of the new Joint Strike Fighter, the most expensive fighter jet in history, according to reports.


By Malcolm Moore in Shanghai
Last Updated: 1:39PM BST 21 Apr 2009


The $300 billion (£206bn) jet is being developed by Lockheed Martin and will be bought by eight other countries, including the UK.
However, the Wall Street Journal reported that hackers had broken into the project and siphoned off "several terabytes of data related to design and electronics systems".


The leak could make it easier to defend against the plane, also known as the F35 Lightning II. However, the spies could not access the most sensitive material, which is kept on computers that are not connected to the internet.
Former US officials said the attacks appear to have originated in China, but there is scant concrete evidence because it is easy to mask identities online.
Chinese officials reacted angrily to the accusation, and a spokesman for the foreign ministry said: "China has not changed its stance on hacking. China has always been against hacking and we have cracked down very hard on hacking. This is not a Chinese phenomenon. It happens everywhere in the world."
Attacks on the Pentagon are common, but are said to have escalated dramatically in the past six months, and coincide with growing speculation about China's role in cyber espionage.
A report issued by the Pentagon last month said the Chinese military has made "steady progress" in its online warfare capabilities, a key field in which China can compete with the US.
The Chinese Embassy in Washington called the report "a product of the Cold War mentality" and said accusations of cyber crime were being spread to inflame opinion against China.
At the end of last month, researchers at several universities discovered the existence of GhostNet, a vast internet espionage network that was siphoning information from sensitive computers in 103 countries. One third of its targets were based in embassies, news media and NGOs. The researchers said the majority of GhostNet's attacks originated from within China but stopped short of accusing Beijing of responsibility.
The security of the Joint Strike Fighter may have been breached before, according to a Pentagon report in 2008. The report said that "the advanced aviation and weapons technology for the JSF programme may have been compromised" because the Defence Department had not kept a close enough eye on the 1,200 contractors involved in the mammoth process. At the time, BAE Systems, the UK arms company, was named as one contractor that might have allowed details to leak. BAE denied that any information on the jet had been compromised.
The UK intends to use the Joint Strike Fighter as a replacement for the Harrier jump jet. More than 2,400 jets will be built in total.


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Thanks for the info.

The F-35 Lightning II uses 7.5 million lines of computer code, which is more than triple the amount used in other top Air Force fighters.

Mabihem 2el 3adad ya fe2ra.

Well, the new cold war will be a cyber war!

[SysTaMatIcS]

DAMNN
they must the smartest people on earth
and next
theyr going to be the richest

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Originally Posted by SysTaMatIcS

DAMNN
they must the smartest people on earth

Not necessary.
Good hacking knowledge+Team work+Government support=Hack any server.