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Swedish hacker gains access to sensitive embassy, NGO and corporate email
accounts using open source software
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host on 10 November, 2007 10:40:00
 
Article Link: Sydney Morning Herald-The hack of the year
Keyword: Open Source Software, Tor (anonymity network)
Excerpt:
The cloaking nature of Tor is appealing in the extreme to computer hackers of
all persuasions - criminal, recreational and government sponsored.
If it weren't for the "last-hop" exit node issue Egerstad exposed in such a
spectacular way, parties unknown would still be rifling the inboxes of embassies
belonging to dozens of countries. Diplomatic memos, sensitive emails and the
itineraries of government staffers were all up for grabs.
Read the complete article at Sydney Morning Herald.