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t was almost a disaster. From the outside, there was very little indication that one of the worst breaches of U.S. military computers in history was occurring. A troubling signal, though, began coming from within the secure network that housed the country’s most important secrets. Among those secrets were highly classified battle plans for operations in Iraq and Afghanistan.

WORDS TO UNDERSTAND breaches  breaks in a wall, barrier, or defense classified  kept secret from all but a few people in the government or an organization malware  a software program designed to damage or perform unwanted actions on a computer system nefarious  wicked or criminal propaganda  the organized spread of certain ideas to help a political cause or government thumb drive  a small electronic device, also known as a flash drive, used for storing data or transferring it to and from a computer, digital camera, or other device

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