People@TGDaily

10 things you didn't know about...
Read more at
   SmallNetBuilder.com
Commerce Secretary’s laptop could have been cloned during China trip PDF Print E-mail
Security
By Humphrey Cheung   
Friday, May 30, 2008 09:14
Washington DC – The Commerce Department is investigating whether Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez’s laptop was compromised while he visited Beijing for trade talks in December.  According to the Associated Press, unnamed sources believe Gutierrez accidently left his laptop unattended.  Chinese agents supposedly either copied specific files or just imaged the entire drive.  Commerce officials say the pilfered information could have been used to hack into various governmental websites.

Now you’ve got to be thinking, why would any US government official leave their government-issued laptops unattended in China of all places.

Read more … Associated Press via My Way.
Comments (0)Add Comment

Write comment

busy
Recommend article:
Slashdot
Digg
Delicious
Technorati
YahooMyWeb
Stumble
NewsVine
Ma.gnolia
Subscribe to the TG Daily Newsletter
Email:
 
-view -security -112 --112
Powered By Page_Cache by Ircmaxell
Generated in 3.20375394821 Seconds