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FBI E-Mail Server Breached
voma writes "The FBI said Friday it has shut down an e-mail system that it uses to communicate with the public because of a possible security breach. The bureau is investigating whether someone hacked into the www.fbi.gov e-mail system, which is run by a private company, officials said. 'We use these accounts to communicate with you folks, view internet sites, and conduct other non-sensitive bureau business such as sending out press releases,' Special Agent Steve Lazarus, the FBI's media coordinator in Atlanta, said in an e-mail describing the problem."
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How was this said in an e-mail if their e-mail server was down?
Man, what I wouldn't give to be "Special Agent Lazarus." Everything you do sounds cool -- I mean, it might be an utterly boring document about e-mail usage, but you still get to call it "the Lazarus Report."
The FBI reportedly surrounded the building (after leaving it) and broke down the front door, only after realizing they had the keys. They confiscated the computers and surrounding evidence for further investigation. "It must be an insider doing the hacking, these systems were secure." said agent r0\/ l337zki.
... the FBI, for a short time, became mysteriously more productive within the span of 12 hours. Some say that their coffee was spiked with a new secret uber-caffeine, while others say a lack of spam in their e-mail boxes allowed them to work more freely.
Not only that, but personnel over at the Central Intelligence Agency as well as the National Security Agency have also become more friendlier. One employee was noted saying, "Thank God! I was so fucking tired of those guys sending me pics of Goatse!"
Special Agent Steve Lazarus, the FBI's media coordinator in Atlanta, said in an e-mail describing the problem.
Is this some sort of intelligence test? You get an email press release from someone saying the email account they use for press releases isn't reliable?
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and not somebody named 133thaxxor?
My name is Lee Thaxxor, you insensitive clod!
Trolling is a art,