Saddam's Inbox Hacked

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Posted by jamie on Monday October 28, 2002 @04:45AM from the in-order-to-have-your-advice dept.

MotorMachineMercenar writes "Wired News is reporting that Saddam Hussein's email account (press@uruklink.net) has been hacked into. The account had a five-letter login with the same password. Messages in his inbox sent from all over the world included everything from death threats to business propositions to offers to sell him WMDs. A choice quote from the article: 'One AOL user sent Saddam a one-word message: 'Imminent.' Attached to the Aug. 6 e-mail was a photograph of an atomic mushroom cloud.' I wonder what the login was." You'd think it was "press," password "press," but if it were that obvious I think someone would have said so.

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All you base are belong to us... by EvilTwinSkippy · 2002-10-28 05:03 · Score: 1, Redundant

Did I mention Cats is his press Secretary?

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Re:hmmm by Oliver+Wendell+Jones · 2002-10-28 07:09 · Score: 1, Redundant

Has anyone checked to see if the password is 12345? 12345? That's the combination on my luggage!

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Easy password to guess. by BoneFlower · 2002-10-28 07:30 · Score: 1, Redundant

Everyone knows what evil dictators use.

12345.

Bet he has it on his luggage too.
Re:All Saddam's email are belong to us! by Frank+of+Earth · 2002-10-28 07:49 · Score: 1, Redundant

Cheer!

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Re:I wonder.... by spakka · 2002-10-28 09:06 · Score: 1, Redundant

Actually, this is the original AC who pointed out what a fucking idiot you are. The other post was a different AC
Of course it was.
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Funny and original. That took you two hours?

Bored now. Keep crying about your towers, ginger. I'm moving on. Feel free to respond with your lame last word. You or 'the other AC'.
Absolute secrecy by Target+Practice · 2002-10-28 10:09 · Score: 0, Redundant

"Please consider this letter as secret ... I ensure you absolute secrecy," the e-mail stated.

"Oh, all right... The combination is:
One"
"One"
"Two"
"Two"
"Three"
"Three"
"Four"
"Four"
"Five"
"Five"
"One two three four five... that sounds like the combination some idiot would use on his luggage!"
*later*
"Amazing! That's the same combination I use on my luggage!"

All hail President Screw...
I guess the absolute secrecy part has a clause that a certain individual selects a good password.

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