Sensitive Security Information About President's Helicopter Sent To Iran

March 1, 2009 9:25 a.m. EST

Miami, FL (AHN) - Sensitive information regarding President Obama's Marine One helicopter was found at an IP address in Tehran, Iran by a company that monitors peer-to-peer file-sharing networks.

The potentially-serious security breach was found by Tiversa, an Internet security company from Cranberry Township, Pa. The employees found a file sharing program that contained highly sensitive blueprints for Marine One and financial information about the costs of the helicopter, WPXI, an NBC affiliate in Pittsburgh, Pa. reported.

Tiversa CEO Bob Boback said the breach was most likely the result of a defense contractor in Bethesda, Md. downloading the file-sharing program without realizing the potential consequences.

Boback said he believes the files were likely transferred using a peer-to-peer file-sharing network, like LimeWire or BearShare, and then compromised by someone in Tehran. Once these programs are downloaded, Boback said, hard drives are vulnerable.

Retired Gen. Wesley Clark, and adviser to Tiversa, said the company knows exactly what computer the breach came from, and the person who works at that machine will likely be fired.