Hackers tricked employees at some of the largest U.S. companies to reveal information that can be used in planning cyber attacks against them. Contestants pretended to work for a company’s IT department and persuaded an employee to give him information on the configuration of her PC. The company whose employees handed over the most data was. One of the world’s largest software makers, Oracle got its start more than 30 years ago by selling secure databases to the Central Intelligence Agency. Oracle spokeswoman Deborah Hellinger declined comment.
Source: https://thehackernews.com/2011/08/oracle-other-companies-hacked-by-social.html