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After Obama Predicts More Hacking, Army Website Hacked

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Mark Melin
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Just days after the U.S. government was hacked and President Barack Obama predicted that hacking attacks would get worse, not better, comes the U.S. Army having one of its web sites hacked by a Syrian group.

After Obama Predicts More Hacking, Army Website Hacked

Infamous Syrian Electronic Army known for major hacking attacks claims responsibility

NBC News is confirming that Defense Department officials are confirming that the Army.mil web site domain was hacked earlier today and it remains down at 4 pm Eastern Standard Time.

"[We] have hacked the CDN service of the US Army website which is hosted on Limelight. Because the US Army is...

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Mark Melin is an alternative investment practitioner whose specialty is recognizing the impact of beta market environment on a technical trading strategy. A portfolio and industry consultant, wrote or edited three books including High Performance Managed Futures (Wiley 2010) and The Chicago Board of Trade’s Handbook of Futures and Options (McGraw-Hill 2008) and taught a course at Northwestern University's executive education program.