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http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/04/21/pentagon.hacked/index.html

Hackers stole data on Pentagon's newest fighter jet

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"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Thousands of confidential files on the U.S. military's most technologically advanced fighter aircraft have been compromised by unknown computer hackers over the past two years, according to senior defense officials.

The Internet intruders were able to gain access to data related to the design and electronics systems of the Joint Strike Fighter through computers of Pentagon contractors in charge of designing and building the aircraft, according to the officials, who did not want to be identified because of the sensitivity of the issue.

In addition to files relating to the aircraft, hackers gained entry into the Air Force's air traffic control systems, according to the officials. Once they got in, the Internet hackers were able to see such information as the locations of U.S. military aircraft in flight.

The Joint Striker Fighter plane is the military's new F-35 Lightning II. It designed to become the aircraft used by all of the branches of service.

Most of the files broken into focused on the design and performance statistics of the fighter, as well as its electronic systems, officials said. The information could be used to make the plane easier to fight or defend against.

Additionally, the system used by the aircraft to conduct self-diagnostics during flight was compromised by the computer intrusions, according to the officials.

However, the officials insisted that none of the information accessed was highly sensitive data.

The plane uses stealth and other highly sensitive electronic equipment, but it does not appear that information on those systems was compromised, because it is stored on computers that are not connected to the Internet, according to the defense officials.

The Joint Strike Fighter's main contractor is Lockheed Martin Corp., and Northrop Grumman Corp. and BAE Systems PLC are major subcontractors in the plane's production.

Lockheed Martin's chief financial officer denied that there was any breach of classified information, which was first reported by the Wall Street Journal on Tuesday.

"The U.S. government doesn't talk a whole lot about this, and neither do we. But in response to the [Wall Street Journal] report, we think it's incorrect," said Bruce Tanner of Lockheed Martin. "There's never been any effective attack. We have measures in place, and there's never been a successful attack."

In a statement released later, the company reiterated its position that no classified information had been accessed.

"To our knowledge, there has never been any classified information breach. Like the government, we have attacks on our systems continually and have stringent measures in place to detect and stop attacks," the statement said.

Representatives of BAE Systems and Northrop Grumman would not comment on the story and referred all questions to Lockheed Martin.

Different variations of the Joint Strike Fighter will be produced for the different branches of service it will be used in. Many international partners are helping build the plane, and it will be sold to U.S.-allied countries.

The involvement of multiple nations raises concern about the level of computer security measures the partner countries have, officials said.

Companies contracting with the Department of Defense now have to prove that they are using the proper computer security before a contract can be awarded, Pentagon officials said. That measure was put into place within the past year because of the increase in cyber intrusions, they said.

Asked whether sensitive technology for the Joint Strike Fighter had been jeopardized, Pentagon spokesman Bryan Whitman said, "I am not aware of any specific concerns."

Whitman would not confirm the cyber-security breach on the Joint Strike Fighter program but said the number of attempted attacks on the U.S. military's network has been on the rise.

"We have seen the number of intrusion attempts more than double recently," he said. He would not reveal a timeline.

He said the computer systems of the Department of Defense are scanned thousands of times a day by entities looking for ways inside U.S. military computer networks.

Officials could not say who was behind the computer hacking, which has occurred numerous times since 2007. The intruders were able to cover their tracks, making it look like the virtual break-ins were coming from various parts of the world, according to officials.

The Wall Street Journal reported that the attacks appeared to originate in China, citing "former U.S. officials."

Last month, a Pentagon annual report to Congress about China's military power said China has been making continued progress in developing cyber-warfare techniques.

The report noted that U.S. government computers were the target of "intrusions that appear to have originated" in China, although they were not confirmed to be from the Chinese military.

CNN requested a comment about the accusation from the Chinese Embassy in Washington. An embassy spokesman denied the allegations to the Wall Street Journal.

The Air Force, the main program manager of the Joint Strike Fighter program, has a number of ongoing investigations into the multiple hackings, officials said.

The officials said that a number of safeguards have since been put into place to protect that system."

Otherwise known as Lockheed's F-35 Lighting II

damn

4/21/2009 9:05:41 PM

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Dammit evan.

4/21/2009 9:06:39 PM

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Transformers ITTT

4/21/2009 9:07:14 PM

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"none of the information accessed was highly sensitive data."

m'eh

4/21/2009 9:09:51 PM

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you seem surprised

4/21/2009 9:09:53 PM

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Well that's no good. My dad is working on this jet, hopefully he doesn't get affected that much.

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"Companies contracting with the Department of Defense now have to prove that they are using the proper computer security before a contract can be awarded, Pentagon officials said."

4/21/2009 9:10:38 PM

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where does your dad work?

4/21/2009 9:13:33 PM

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looks similar to the F-22. what's the difference between the 2?

4/21/2009 9:15:18 PM

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a lot

4/21/2009 9:17:19 PM

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As far as I know, the F-35 isn't so much an air superiority fighter but more of a flying fortress of jamming equipment and weaponry. The F-22 is all about being the best fighter jet in the air.

I could be wrong though

4/21/2009 9:18:03 PM

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basically, it's more integrated.
the take off/landing is a lot different and more efficient
and there's better service aboard carriers

4/21/2009 9:18:22 PM

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"the take off/landing is a lot different and more efficient"

wat?

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"and there's better service aboard carriers"

better service?

yowza

4/21/2009 9:20:34 PM

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yeah, I know, really general and vague statements....sorry

I'm just not allowed to say much about anything having to do with work. It violates all sorts of proprietary info. regulations as well as ITAR laws....

4/21/2009 9:23:22 PM

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ha, ok dude, whatever you say.

you can say there are 3 variants, an air force variant to replace the F-16, a marine version to replace the harrier which has STOVL capabilities and and navy variant with larger control surfaces, etc for shipboard ops.

shit just post a wiki link. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/F-35

[Edited on April 21, 2009 at 9:25 PM. Reason : .]

4/21/2009 9:25:15 PM

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4/21/2009 9:26:00 PM

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It's a short strip takeoff plane.... just google seach it.

It can take off from super small runways. Kinda like a harrier but not quite.

4/21/2009 9:26:34 PM

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Yar, and the F-22 is ricockulously expensive and designed to be ricockulously stealthy as an air superiority fighter. The F-35 is going to be our day-to-day implement of destruction for use against brown people all over the world.

4/21/2009 9:35:05 PM

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Thems brownies better run

4/21/2009 9:37:07 PM

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Yeah...F-35 will is the next-generation jack-of-all-trades. It will replace the F-16 for the Air Force, the Hornets, Harriers, and Prowlers for the USMC, and the "baby" (i.e., A+ through D-model) Hornets for the Navy.

It should be a very good fighter, but also a good attack aircraft, have some electronic warfare capabilities, and significant data management/connectivity capabilities.

The F-22 is the replacement for the F-15. It's a no-holds-barred air superiority fighter. Some of the electronic systems on the F-35 are rumored to be a cut above the already insane stuff on the F-22, but the F-35 will not be quite on the same level of the F-22 as a fighter (though still a very effective tool in our counterair arsenal).

Also, I'm about 99% sure that the Harrier also needs a short rolling takeoff in order to carry any useful combat load. A lightly loaded F-35 (well, the USMC's STOVL version) should be able to take off vertically, but in a tactical situation, you'd probably almost never do it, because you wouldn't be able to carry enough fuel/bombs/missiles to get the job done.

4/21/2009 10:35:27 PM

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its heavy.... no shit its not an f22...

course... it caaaannn stop too... i think that would be a cool combat trick....

4/21/2009 10:46:29 PM

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zoooooom!.....

4/21/2009 10:48:53 PM

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me thinks it was China

4/21/2009 10:59:38 PM

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methinks it was a proxy

4/21/2009 11:00:02 PM

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Somalian Pirates strike again

4/21/2009 11:09:15 PM

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Colonel DubAku has the CIP Device! Chloe, dowonload the schematics to my cellphone now!!! I DON"T HAVE MUCH TIME!!!

4/21/2009 11:10:28 PM

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I, too, watch 24.

4/21/2009 11:11:10 PM

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