Operation Buckshot Yankee

Operation Buckshot Yankee was the name of a 2008 counter-military operation to a cyber attack installed via flash drive on US military Central Command computers.

The Pentagon operation to counter the attack, known as Operation Buckshot Yankee, marked a turning point in U.S. cyberdefense strategy, Lynn said. In November 2008, the Defense Department banned the use of flash drives, a ban it has since modified.

Further reading: Washington Post

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