Security Breach Results In Data Sent to Iran
A security company in Pittsburgh has discovered that engineering and communications information about Marine One, the US Presidential helicopter, was sent to an IP address in Tehran, Iran. The source, according to the report, was from a defense contractor that had a file sharing program on one of their computers that apparently shared out that file, along with other sensitive items. “Whoops†doesn't adequately describe this snafu.
A security company in Pittsburgh has discovered that engineering and communications information about Marine One, the US Presidential helicopter, was sent to an IP address in Tehran, Iran. The source, according to the report, was from a defense contractor that had a file sharing program on one of their computers that apparently shared out that file, along with other sensitive items. “Whoops†doesn't adequately describe this snafu.
"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.
