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Hacker Breaks Into Pentagon's E-mail System

A hacker penetrated an unclassified Pentagon email system, prompting authorities to take as many 1,500 accounts offline, defense officials said Thursday. "Elements of the OSD unclassified e-mail system were taken offline yesterday afternoon due to a detected penetration," US Defense Secretary Robert Gates said, using an acronym for the Office of the Secretary of Defense.

Hacker penetrates Pentagon email system, Agence France-Press, June 21, 2007.