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09-27-2007, 10:56 AM
Committee on Homeland Security Chairman Bennie G. Thompson, D-Miss., and Subcommittee on Emerging Threats, Cybersecurity, and Science and Technology Chairman James R. Langevin, D-R.I., sent a letter last Friday to Richard L. Skinner, inspector general of the Department of Homeland Security calling or an investigation into cyberattacks aimed at the Department of Homeland Security, along with a contractor charged with securing those networks.
The letter also noted that earlier this month, the committee on Homeland Security received information that a hacking tool, a password dumping utility, and malicious code was found on more than 12 computers in the department's headquarters. Langevin and Thompson added that the machines may still be compromised due to the contractor's "insufficient mitigation efforts."
The letter also said the hackers moved information out of the compromised computers and to a Web hosting service that connects to Chinese Web sites.
For more information:
http://www.informationweek.com/news/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=202101028
The letter also noted that earlier this month, the committee on Homeland Security received information that a hacking tool, a password dumping utility, and malicious code was found on more than 12 computers in the department's headquarters. Langevin and Thompson added that the machines may still be compromised due to the contractor's "insufficient mitigation efforts."
The letter also said the hackers moved information out of the compromised computers and to a Web hosting service that connects to Chinese Web sites.
For more information:
http://www.informationweek.com/news/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=202101028