Pentagon Shuts Down Their Email Network Because Of 'Suspicious' Activity

Reuters: Part of Pentagon email network taken down over suspicious activity

An unclassified email network used by Army General Martin Dempsey and other members of the U.S. military's Joint Staff has been taken off line because of suspicious activity, a Pentagon spokeswoman said on Tuesday.

Army Lieutenant Colonel Valerie Henderson said the unclassified email network for all users on the Joint Staff was taken offline by the Defense Department because of suspicious activity noted over the weekend and is "currently down."

"We continue to identify and mitigate cybersecurity risks across our networks," Henderson said. "With those goals in mind, we have taken the Joint Staff network down and continue to investigate."

Update #1: Pentagon takes computer system offline -- CNN
Update #2: Pentagon shuts down Joint Chiefs' email network -- Endgadget

WNU Editor: It looks like someone got in.