Strike three: Speculation rises that another US military contractor has been hit by hackers

Fox News is reporting that US military contractor Northrop Grumman may have suffered a hacking attack on its networks.

If true, the defense giant will be joining the likes of L-3 Communications and Lockheed Martin who have both been targeted in recent weeks by cyber attacks.

According to Fox News, Northrop Grumman unexpectedly shut down remote access to its network on May 26th, just five days after Lockheed Martin detected that unauthorised persons had infiltrated its systems.

A anonymous source at Northrop Grumman, which is the US’s second-largest defense contractor, told Fox News that the sudden…

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