Wednesday, July 12, 2006

Hacker Spawns a French Watergate

Wired News: "PARIS -- A hack of a Luxembourg bank's records is emerging as a key detail of the so-called Clearstream affair here, a national scandal that's pulled top-level politicians, powerful corporate executives and now a white-hat hacking group into its orbit.
Like a spy novel or a French version of All the President's Men, the scandal has captivated the press, and produced a steady stream of leaks about political vendettas, secret meetings between high-level government officials and anonymous letters penned by a mysterious 'Le Corbeau' (the Raven). The apparent electronic espionage now adds a high-tech angle to what many are calling 'the French Watergate.'"

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