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'Scary stuff': Cyberattack arrest highlights risk

November 22, 2010

'Scary stuff': Cyberattack arrest highlights risk

MSNBC, By Mike Isikoff

WASHINGTON — How did a hacker in Malaysia manage to penetrate a computer network operated by the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland?

And what was the same accused cybercriminal doing this summer when he allegedly tapped into the secure computers of a large Defense Department contractor that managed systems for military transport movements and other U.S. military operations?

Those are among the puzzling questions raised by allegations against Lin Mun Poo, a 32-year-old Malaysia native whose case illustrates the mounting national secrets threats posed by overseas cyberattacks, U.S. law enforcement and intelligence officials tell NBC News.

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'Scary stuff': Cyberattack arrest highlights risk

'Scary stuff': Cyberattack arrest highlights risk
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