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Real Cyber-Spying

Posted by michael on from the a-little-knowledge dept.

phr1 writes: "Kevin Poulsen has an article at The Register about a USAF sergeant arrested for emailing classified info to "Country A" (apparently Libya). The guy was something of a bozo, using free webmail accounts from locations near his home to email the stuff. It's an interesting read about a legitimate (for once) cyber-bust."

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  1. Finally, Finally, an evil Cyberspy! by Savage-Rabbit · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Well, building the largest cyber/electronic comunications spying apparatus on the planet finally payed off for the US. I was beginning to think they would never to use it for something other than helping Boeing trounce Airbus on an airliner-sale. But now they actually cought a real Spy! Too bad that the first great cyberspace master-spy turned out to have all the intelligence of a carpet mite.

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    Only to idiots, are orders laws.
    -- Henning von Tresckow
  2. He's American - how much can you expect? by linatux · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Can't get to story (slashdotted?) but I assume he was American, not Libyan?