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Pentagon breached by foreign hacker
A foreign spy agency carried out the most serious "cyber attack" on the US military's networks when a tainted flash drive was inserted into a laptop in the Middle East, according to a senior Pentagon official.


The USB stick contained a malicious code that spread undetected and was able to transfer data about American operational plans to foreign networks.

Writing in the journal Foreign Affairs, William Lynn, the deputy defence secretary, said the attack was "the worst fear" of anyone running a computer network.

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