WASHINGTON, June 21 (Xinhua) -- The Pentagon's e-mail
system was hacked, forcing its computer servers going offline, CNN reported
Thursday.
Pentagon officials have confirmed the incident and
described it as "a fairly serious matter," according to the report.
About one third of the computer users in the Pentagon
that work for Defense Secretary Robert Gates had their e-mail system penetrated.
As a result, the Pentagon's computer server was taken
off line on Wednesday, along with the e-mail server.
At present, service is not yet fully restored to the
Secretary's staff.
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