The Man Who Hacked the Bank of France

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The Man Who Hacked the Bank of France

Posted by timothy on Thursday September 20, 2012 @05:33AM from the whereas-6-5-4-3-2-1-would-have-stopped-him dept.

First time accepted submitter David Off writes "In 2008 a Skype user looking for cheap rate gateway numbers found himself connected to the Bank of France where he was asked for a password. He typed 1 2 3 4 5 6 and found himself connected to their computer system. The intrusion was rapidly detected but led to the system being frozen for 48 hours as a security measure. Two years of extensive international police inquiries eventually traced the 37-year-old unemployed Breton despite the fact he'd used his real address when he registered with Skype. The man was found not guilty in court today (Original, in French) of maliciously breaking into the bank."

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amazing by masternerdguy · 2012-09-20 05:34 · Score: 5, Funny

i have the same combination on my luggage!

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1. Re:amazing by Anonymous Coward · 2012-09-20 05:44 · Score: 1, Funny
  
  In space, luggage combinations have 5 numbers.
2. Re:amazing by michelcolman · 2012-09-20 06:19 · Score: 5, Funny
  
  Three digits on the lock on the left, and three on the lock on the right, makes 6 digits on my luggage. I had been trying to open it for years, unsuccessfully, and guess what!
3. Re:amazing by g0bshiTe · 2012-09-20 06:52 · Score: 3, Funny
  
  1 2 3 4 5 6
  In Hyper Space, luggage has 6 digits.
  
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4. Re:amazing by Guignol · 2012-09-20 07:07 · Score: 3, Funny
  
  In death, luggage has a name, its name is Bob Paulson
5. Re:amazing by Anonymous Coward · 2012-09-20 19:54 · Score: 2, Funny
  
  The surprising thing about this story is the court in France was found not guilty
  Why is that surprising? Are courts in other countries routinely found guilty?
He just used a German name... by Anonymous Coward · 2012-09-20 05:35 · Score: 4, Funny

and the French bank raised its arms in defeat and let him right on in to loot and pillage.
1. Re:He just used a German name... by HornWumpus · 2012-09-20 06:16 · Score: 3, Funny
  
  When the frogs repel an invasion. So never.
  
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2. Re:He just used a German name... by pnot · 2012-09-20 06:23 · Score: 4, Funny
  
  Heaven forfend that anyone should resort to stereotypes in a thread about a "the French always surrender LOL" joke.
NSFW link by jdastrup · 2012-09-20 05:45 · Score: 4, Funny

I guess "Original, in French" should have warned me
Re:This reminds me of the time by Anonymous Coward · 2012-09-20 05:47 · Score: 5, Funny

I really hoped you learned your lesson after that. Do not ever use IE.
Sure it is by SuperKendall · 2012-09-20 05:59 · Score: 5, Funny

Luggage is four numbers. You cannot have six numbers.
Sure it is. You just start working backwards after you reach the fourth number.
It's a brilliantly easy way to remember
1265

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Re:This guy should get a meddle for showing stupid by RenderSeven · 2012-09-20 06:00 · Score: 4, Funny

Why would you give someone a Pink Floyd album for that?
Re:Why is there no liability on the part of the Ba by purpledinoz · 2012-09-20 06:54 · Score: 4, Funny

Well, at least he didn't use '12345'. But he could have put in a bit more effort and used '1234567'...