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Government, Military Sites Hacked, Data and Access for Sale

The Web site of the U.S. military s Communications-Electronics Command (CECOM) was off line on Monday after reports that access to the site was among those being fenced by hackers in an underground forum. The CECOM site was one of a list of sites being offered for sale in underground forums. The compromised databases may not hold highly sensitive data, but attackers could use the reputable sites to host malicious content or, potentially, for targeted attacks against military personnel.

Source: https://threatpost.com/government-military-sites-hacked-data-and-access-sale-012411/74874/

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