Pentagon Target of Cyber Attack

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*Source: BetaNews (http://www.betanews.com/article/Pent...k/1182460571)*
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A cyber attack on the Pentagon Wednesday forced the Defense Department to shut down about 1,500 computers after its systems detected a possible compromise, it said Thursday. The Pentagon deals with hundreds of attacks a day, Secretary of Defense Robert Gates said. This attack had no adverse effect, and he expected to have the systems back online as soon as possible.

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