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The Hack of the Year

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“It wasn’t supposed to be this easy. Swedish hacker Dan Egerstad
had infiltrated a global communications network carrying the
often-sensitive emails of scores of embassies scattered throughout
the world. It had taken him just minutes, using tools freely
available for download on the internet.

“He says he broke no laws…”


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