Tom
02 March 2009, 08:22 PM
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Prototype of Obama's new Helicopter
PITTSBURGH -- A Cranberry company that monitors peer-to-peer file-sharing networks discovered a potentially serious security breach involving President Barack Obama’s helicopter.
Tiversa employees found engineering and communications information about Marine One at an IP address in Tehran, Iran.
”We found a file containing entire blueprints and avionics package for Marine One, which is the president's helicopter," said Bob Boback, CEO of Tiversa.
The company told Target 11 that it was able to trace the file back to its original source.
"What appears to be a defense contractor in Bethesda, Md., had a file sharing program on one of their systems that also contained highly sensitive blueprints for Marine One," Boback said.
Tiversa also found sensitive financial information about the cost of the helicopter on that same computer.
Boback said someone from the company most likely downloaded a file-sharing program, typically used to exchange music, not realizing the potential problems.
"When downloading one of these file-sharing programs, you are effectively allowing others around the world to access your hard drive," Boback said.
"We found where this information came from," said Retired Gen. Wesley Clark, an adviser to Tiversa. "We know exactly what computer it came from. I'm sure that person is embarrassed and may even lose their job, but we know where it came from and we know where it went."
Boback notified the government immediately and said appropriate steps are being taken.
[FULL STORY] (http://www.wpxi.com/news/18818589/detail.html)
It just goes to show, nothing is safe on the Internet.
Apparently Obama's new will be the most advanced in the world, with all sorts of fancy-schmancy avionics, anti-weapons thing-a-mabooms and full communication gadgetry to give the Leader of the Free World "Oval Office in the sky capabilities." Obama has reportedly turned down the offer for the helicopter, since they are $480 million each and there is an entire fleet of them so it adds up to be a lot.
Prototype of Obama's new Helicopter
PITTSBURGH -- A Cranberry company that monitors peer-to-peer file-sharing networks discovered a potentially serious security breach involving President Barack Obama’s helicopter.
Tiversa employees found engineering and communications information about Marine One at an IP address in Tehran, Iran.
”We found a file containing entire blueprints and avionics package for Marine One, which is the president's helicopter," said Bob Boback, CEO of Tiversa.
The company told Target 11 that it was able to trace the file back to its original source.
"What appears to be a defense contractor in Bethesda, Md., had a file sharing program on one of their systems that also contained highly sensitive blueprints for Marine One," Boback said.
Tiversa also found sensitive financial information about the cost of the helicopter on that same computer.
Boback said someone from the company most likely downloaded a file-sharing program, typically used to exchange music, not realizing the potential problems.
"When downloading one of these file-sharing programs, you are effectively allowing others around the world to access your hard drive," Boback said.
"We found where this information came from," said Retired Gen. Wesley Clark, an adviser to Tiversa. "We know exactly what computer it came from. I'm sure that person is embarrassed and may even lose their job, but we know where it came from and we know where it went."
Boback notified the government immediately and said appropriate steps are being taken.
[FULL STORY] (http://www.wpxi.com/news/18818589/detail.html)
It just goes to show, nothing is safe on the Internet.
Apparently Obama's new will be the most advanced in the world, with all sorts of fancy-schmancy avionics, anti-weapons thing-a-mabooms and full communication gadgetry to give the Leader of the Free World "Oval Office in the sky capabilities." Obama has reportedly turned down the offer for the helicopter, since they are $480 million each and there is an entire fleet of them so it adds up to be a lot.