Romanian Petty officer stole military secrets on a USB stick
I don’t know what’s wrong with the military around the world, but the armies and the defense systems seem to be the most vulnerable to the feablest attempts to breach security. Word’s out on a petty officer of the Romanian Ministry of Defense who used an USB stick to steal classified information, including radar frequency and standard NATO maps between 2001 and 2006.
At least that’s what he’s been arrested for! He also confessed for more data thefts occuring in 2008 and 2009. He transferred the data to a Bulgarian liason who then sold them to foreign government representatives, including an Ukrainian. How much was the information worth? 800-1000 american dollars for each “shipment”.
One word for you: audit! How about having an endpoint security solution that monitors data transfers and records them, plus it blocks unauthorized devices? It doesn’t cost much, I am sure the Ministery of Defense can afford it!
[links to the story are from Romanian papers at this time. Once we get English coverage for them, we'll update this entry]
