It appears that the current administration in the US is having a rough go all around with respects to email.
A hacker penetrated an unclassified Pentagon email system, prompting authorities to take as many 1500 accounts off-line, defence officials said overnight.
“All precautionary measures are being taken and we expect this system to be on-line again very soon,” said Colonel Gary Keck, a Pentagon spokesman.
He said the penetration was detected yesterday in the unclassified email system of the office of the secretary of defence, which employs thousands of people.
Between 1000 and 1500 users of the system were taken off-line, a defence official said.
The system carries “routine email” involving administrative manners but not classified information related to military operations, Colonel Keck said.
He would not comment on the source of the attack, or whether the hacker was able to read email sent over the system.
Maybe that hacker could help the White House track down their missing emails?
[tags]Pentagon Email Hacked, Email Security[/tags]