White House defends against Cyber Attack
October got off to an exciting start in Washington, D.C. On Oct. 1, 2012, the White House almost fell victim to hackers, according to ZDNet.com. The network that came under attack was unclassified, and White House staff said that the incident was isolated.
Some speculation surrounds who might have committed the unsuccessful attack €“ one publication accused China — and around what may or may not have been stored on the network that was shut down as soon as the compromise was detected. It seems unlikely that the U.S. government would store the codes to its nuclear arsenal on an unsecured network.
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