http://news.cnet.com/8301-27080_3-57366341-245/dhs-disputes-memo-on-purported-railway-computer-breach/ By Elinor Mills InSecurity Complex CNet News January 25, 2012 The Department of Homeland Security is disputing a government memo obtained by Nextgov.com that said a targeted attack on the computer network of a railway company in the Northwest disrupted train service in early December. "Following more in-depth analysis, it appears that the potential cyber incident did not in fact target a transportation entity," a senior DHS official told CNET today. "DHS worked with the affected entity, the FBI, and the Transportation Information Sharing and Analysis Center (ISAC) to resolve the issue and send alerts to notify the community of the anomalous activity as it was occurring." The official, who asked to remain unidentified, declined to provide additional details. Government and transportation industry representatives met on December 20 to discuss their response to an alleged December 1 incident at an unnamed railway company and someone at the Transportation Security Administration summarized the meeting in a memo reported on by Nextgov.com on Monday. Nextgov.com did not name the railway company involved. [...] _____________________________________________________ Did a friend send you this article? Make it your New Year's Resolution to subscribe to InfoSec News! http://www.infosecnews.org/mailman/listinfo/isnReceived on Wed Jan 25 2012 - 22:55:59 PST
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