According to a front page report in the Financial Times, the Pentagon claims to have found the source of a cyber attack in June that stole data and shut down thee-mail system of the Defense secretary. An anonymous source said the culprits were the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA). According to the report, the attackers, working from anumber of locations, spend several months probing Pentagon defences before hacking in. The Pentagon was forced to take down its system for over a week. Officials called it the most successful attackon the Defense department. The US dubbed the attack Titan Rain, and some have said it’s just one of an increasing number coming from the countryand aimed at several government departments over the years.
The Chinese have vigorously denied the report.
