Also in the News: DOD targeted by widespread malware

The L.A. Times reports that military computers in U.S. Central Command and elsewhere have been hit hard by an attack that might have originated in Russia.

A widespread attack on military computers in recent weeks managed to affect computers in combat zones and successfully worked its way onto a classified network, the Los Angeles Times reports.


DOD leaders have briefed President Bush on the attack, which also targeted the U.S. Central Command, which oversees operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, according to the L.A. Times. The attack might have originated in Russia, the article states.


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