Computer Attack Shuts Down Naval War College Networks

By Jason Sherman / November 22, 2006 at 5:00 AM
A computer attack against the Naval War College last week prompted military cyber-defense officials to disconnect the entire New England campus from the Internet, disrupting e-mail communications and access to academic databases for nearly 1,000 students, faculty and staff at the Newport, RI, school. No classified information was lost in the previously undisclosed incident, said Cmdr. Doug Gabos, a spokesman for Naval Network Warfare Command in Navy Amphibious Base Little Creek, VA. "An intrusion was detected and the connection was...

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