Cartwright pleaded guilty during a Monday afternoon court appearance before a Washington D. The bug quickly spread into the wild and infected millions of computers around the world. Computer security security researchers discovered the virus and quickly determined that it was likely an American or Israeli cyber weapon.
Cartwright emerged as the leading suspect, and the FBI has been investigating the general since Cartwright was beloved in the White House for a host of unpopular opinions that cut against the grain of military orthodoxy. He opposed the troop surge to Afghanistan and suggested killing the production of the F fighter jet, to the dismay of defense contractors. Such contrarian opinions won him a favored position in the White House, but rubbed many in the Pentagon the wrong way.
After four years of FBI scrutiny, Cartwright now joins a large group of former Obama administration officials to be charged for the unauthorized disclosure of classified information. Bush administration. The Stuxnet worm, long rumored to have been developed by Israel or the U. The attacks will likely lead to a cyber arms race, security experts said. The report that the U. Barack Obama. Elias Groll. October 17, , PM.
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