WASHINGTON - Hackers launched a "significant and tenacious" cyber attack on Lockheed Martin, a major defense contractor keeping highly sensitive info, but its techniques remained protected, the organization mentioned Saturday.
Lockheed Martin, the Division of Homeland Safety and also the Pentagon confirmed the contractor's information programs had arrive underneath assault. Lt. Col. April Cunningham, speaking for that Defense Department, explained the impact on the Pentagon "is minimum and we don't anticipate any adverse result."
Lockheed Martin was hit by cyber attack
Nevertheless, the concerted try to breach the contractor's systems underscored the chance to your nation's crucial defense info. Chris Ortman, Homeland Protection spokesman, said his agency and the Pentagon ended up functioning together with the business to determine the breadth in the assault and "provide suggestions to mitigate additional threat."
Lockheed Martin said in a statement that it detected the May possibly 21 attack "almost immediately" and took countermeasures. As a consequence, "our systems remain protected; no consumer, program or worker personal data has long been compromised." The company's safety group is still working to revive employee entry to your targeted network. Neither Lockheed Martin nor the federal companies uncovered specifics from the attack.
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AP author Jennifer Malloy contributed to this report from La.
