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14 July 2011<\/span> Last updated at<\/span> 19:01 ET<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The Pentagon has admitted it suffered a major cyber attack in which thousands of files were taken by foreign hackers.<\/p>\n

Deputy Defence Secretary William Lynn said that in a March attack and other breaches, hackers had taken information on “our most sensitive systems”.<\/p>\n

The admission came as the Pentagon rolled out a strategy for strengthening US cyber capabilities and addressing threats and attacks in cyberspace.<\/p>\n

The plan would treat cyberspace in a similar manner to land, air and sea.<\/p>\n

“In the 21st Century, bits and bytes can be as threatening as bullets and bombs,” Mr Lynn said<\/a>, unveiling the plan.<\/p>\n

In a speech at National Defense University in Washington, Mr Lynn said about 24,000 files containing Pentagon data were stolen from a defence industry computer network in March, marking one of the largest cyber attacks in US history.<\/p>\n

Extracting files<\/span><\/p>\n

He said at least one attack – a previously revealed 2008 penetration of classified computer systems – had come from a foreign intelligence service, and in an interview ahead of the speech said the Pentagon believed the March attack had been perpetrated by a foreign government.<\/p>\n

Previous cyber attacks have been blamed on China or Russia.<\/p>\n

Continue reading the main story<\/a><\/p>\n

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Keystrokes originating in one country can impact the other side of the globe in the blink of an eye\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

End Quote<\/span> William Lynn<\/span> Deputy Defense Secretary<\/span><\/div>\n

“We have a pretty good idea” who did it, he told the Associated Press news agency.<\/p>\n

In his speech, he said some of the stolen data was “mundane, like the specifications for small parts of tanks, airplanes, and submarines.<\/p>\n

“But a great deal of it concerns our most sensitive systems, including aircraft avionics, surveillance technologies, satellite communications systems, and network security protocols,” he said.<\/p>\n

Mr Lynn said cyber attacks in the future would not only focus on stealing data but also damaging US defences or even causing deaths.<\/p>\n

He added that virtual intruders have previously tried to extract files related to missile tracking systems and the Joint Strike Fighter.<\/p>\n

Though nations like China and Russia have been blamed for many previous cyber attacks, the Pentagon fears terrorist groups could eventually strike American computer networks and steal data.<\/p>\n

“Keystrokes originating in one country can impact the other side of the globe in the blink of an eye,” Mr Lynn said.<\/p>\n

‘Too aggressive’<\/span><\/p>\n

He added that information technology has become so important to the US government that it “virtually guarantees that future adversaries will target our dependence on it”.<\/p>\n

Mr Lynn said the Department of Defense Strategy for Operating in Cyberspace<\/a> was defensive, countering earlier criticism that the strategy might be too aggressive.<\/p>\n

In a release<\/a> accompanying the new strategy, Defence Secretary Leon Panetta said it was “critical to strengthen our cyber capabilities to address the threats we’re facing”.<\/p>\n

The news comes one month after the Pentagon said it was building its own “scale model” of the internet to carry out cyber war games.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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