Lockheed Not Source of Marine One Leak, Report Says

Info found on Iranian IP address

The source of sensitive information about President Barack Obama's Marine One helicopter that was found on an IP address in Iran has been discovered, and it wasn't Lockheed Martin, according to a report.

Pittsburgh TV station WPXI reported Monday that Lockheed was not responsible for the security breach last week. Tiversa, a Pittsburgh-area company that monitors peer-to-peer file-sharing networks, said it discovered a file containing entire blueprints, costs and other information about Marine One at an IP address in Tehran, Iran.

There were rumors that Lockheed was responsible for the security lapse, but Tiversa said no. The company wouldn't name the actual contractor.

WPXI reported that someone probably downloaded a fire-sharing program to swap music but didn't realize the dangers of other files being swiped from the computer.

"We found where this information came from," Retired Gen. Wesley Clark, an adviser to Tiversa, told WPXI. "We know exactly what computer it came from. I'm sure that person is embarrassed and may even lose their job, but we know where it came from and we know where it went."

The current fleet of presidential helicopters has ferried presidents for three decades. A new version of Marine One was a hot topic at a White House summit on fiscal responsibility. Both Obama and Sen. John McCain questioned the costs associated with a new helicopter during the current economic crisis, and Obama has asked for a review of the project before going forward.

The new, armored 64-foot long helicopter was supposed to fly farther and faster, fend off missiles, and resist some effects of a nuclear blast -- all while carrying 14 passengers and thousands of pounds of secure communications gear, according to NBC's Lisa Myers.

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