The Governors' offices in West Virginia, Vermont, Wyoming and Washington received between three and five mystery laptops that were not ordered by the respective States. What was on the laptops? Was there malware? A way to steal critical state information? With the recent cyberattacks worldwide, I wonder if these laptops were a part of some type of planned cyberattack. The Governors did not use the Hewlett-Packard computers and the FBI is investigating the matter.
Source: Washington Post
The laptops were made by Hewlett-Packard or came from its Compaq brand. The world's leading PC maker said it told law enforcement that it intercepted and turned around similar deliveries ordered for six additional states.
"HP is aware that fraudulent state government orders recently have been placed for small amounts of HP equipment. HP took prompt corrective action to address the fraudulent orders and is working with law enforcement personnel on a criminal investigation," the Palo Alto, Calif.-based company said in a statement, declining further comment.
Source: Washington Post
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