[August 11, 2011] Bono Mack Requests Security Briefing from McAfee on Hacking Report Tweet (Targeted News Service Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 -- The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade issued the following news release: Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade Subcommittee Chairman Mary Bono Mack (R-CA) sent a letter to McAfee, Inc. today seeking more information about the company's alarming new report entitled "Revealed: Operation Shady RAT." The report summarizes McAfee's findings regarding a widespread global hacking campaign taking place over the past five years. "The Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade has jurisdiction over cyber security and data security and has engaged in a multi-year oversight effort into the effects on consumers, our international competitiveness, and the economy as a whole. As the Subcommittee continues its oversight in this matter, I request a briefing from your security threat research team to inform our efforts," wrote Bono Mack. Bono Mack also requested the company provide a briefing on the matter with an emphasis on a list of questions concerning recent high profile intrusions and the report's conclusions. For a copy of the letter, click here.http://republicans.energycommerce.house.gov/Media/file/Letters/112th/081011McAfee.pdf TNS CT21CT-110811-3531943 61ChengTacorda (c) 2011 Targeted News Service [ Back To TMCnet.com's Homepage ]