Naval War College
Chinese Hack Naval War College
Quick Facts
- Date: 11/30/2006
- Institution: Naval War College
- Type of Incident: Penetration
- Number Affected: N/A
- Source: ESI
- Abstract Source: The Washington Times
Abstract
Earlier this month, Chinese hackers penetrated and, according to Retired Air Force Maj. Gen. Richard Goetze, "took down" the Naval War College's computer network. According to a college spokesperson, all affected machines have been disconnected from the network and are undergoing digital forensic investigations to help the Navy determine the specifics of the attack. The FBI and NCIS are also investigation the computer attack. It is unknown at this point if this attack is related to "Titan Rain",the government code-name for the recent increase in cyber-attacks against US military and defense institutions coming from China. Officials declined to comment further on the incident but did state that this was an isolated incident that did not affect any other Department of Defense networks.
