NEW YORK — Lockheed Martin says it was the recent target of a “significant and tenacious” cyber attack. The defense contractor and the Department of Homeland Security insist the attack was thwarted before any critical data were stolen.
The effort highlighted the fact that some hackers, including many working for foreign governments, set their sights on information far more devastating than credit card numbers.
Information security experts say a rash of cyber attacks this year — including a massive security breach at Sony Corp. last month that affected millions of PlayStation users — has emboldened hackers and made them more willing to pursue sensitive information.
Lockheed Martin Corp. said in a statement Saturday that it detected the May 21 attack “almost immediately” and took countermeasures.
4-year-old boy mauled to death by pit bull
NEW YORK — A 4-year-old boy playing with his young brothers in a bedroom was fatally mauled by a family dog that had been feared by neighbors, police said.
Jayelin Graham suffered horrifying wounds to his head, neck and torso Friday night in the assault at his mother’s apartment in Brooklyn’s Brownsville section.
His mother told police that when she tried to intervene, the dog, a male Cane Corso mastiff, turned on her, too. Even with the help of a neighbor who rushed to help after hearing her screams, she was unable to save the child, police said.
Police and firefighters arrived quickly and took Jayelin to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead. The dog was sedated and taken to a shelter.
Neighbor Anthony Brown told the Daily News the dog was a known menace.
“It was a violent dog,” he said. “Dangerous. A big dog. The whole block is scared of that dog.”
Police removed the dog from the house in a cage after the attack, along with other pets including a German shepherd. Investigators were unsure why the dog attacked. As of late Saturday afternoon, no charges had been filed.
The boy’s great-grandfather, Ameer Jamaal-Uddin, told The New York Times the dogs belonged to the mother’s boyfriend.
The apartment building’s superintendent, Kenny Risher, told reporters that he had occasionally seen the man training his dogs to bite in the street in front of the building. The family also owned a rabbit that was recently eaten by one of the dogs, as well as a parrot and a snake, Risher said.
Afghans claim 14 killed in US-led bombing raid
KABUL, Afghanistan — The governor of Helmand province in southern Afghanistan on Sunday accused U.S.-led forces of killing at least 14 civilians in a bombing raid called in by besieged U.S. Marines.
Twelve children were among the dead, according to a statement from the governor’s office.
The 14 were inside two houses that were struck by bombs or missiles after U.S. Marines came under attack at 8 a.m. in the Nawzad district of Helmand, the statement said.
A spokesman for the U.S.-led coalition confirmed the attack, and said it was under investigation.
“An assessment team has been sent to the area to investigate and we are waiting for the team to complete their findings before releasing any further information,” said British Army Maj. Tim James.
Helmand is a volatile province that sborders Pakistan’s Baluchistan province, where Afghan and U.S. officials believe that Taliban officials are based.
Militants seize control of southern Yemen town
SANAA, Yemen — Hundreds of Islamic militants cemented control over a town in southern Yemen on Sunday, even seizing army tanks, military officials said, while breakaway army units encouraged other military forces to switch their loyalties and join the uprising.
Military officials said the militants extended their control starting late Saturday night, capturing six army tanks and several armored cars after the governor, the security chief and the commander of a local army brigade withdrew.
Medical and military officials said eight civilians and 18 soldiers have been killed since Saturday. Scores more have been injured.