The Pentagon faces regular cyber attacks Photo: GETTYFrom The Telegraph:
The electronic attack was so serious that Adm Michael Mullen, the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, briefed President George W Bush and Robert Gates, the defence secretary.
Defence officials told the Los Angeles Times that the attack struck computers within the US Central Command, which oversees Iraq and Afghanistan, and involved malicious software - known as "malware" - that permeates a network.
"This one was significant, this one got our attention," said an official, speaking anonymously.
Officials did not disclose the extent of the damage and would not elaborate on the reasons for believing the assault originated in Russia.
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My Comment: I guess someone is testing America's compute weaknesses, and are finding it to be very weak.