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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsCIA boss uses AOL email – and I hacked it, claims stoner teen
CIA boss uses AOL email and I hacked it, claims stoner teenhttp://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/10/19/cia_aol_hack/
I believe him.
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CIA boss uses AOL email – and I hacked it, claims stoner teen (Original Post)
Old Union Guy
Oct 2015
OP
AOL is still a thing? I haven't gotten one of their discs in forever! nt
ChisolmTrailDem
Oct 2015
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leveymg
(36,418 posts)1. Big deal. He wasn't using it for Company business.
Pick up some milk on the way home, won't you hon.
JackInGreen
(2,975 posts)2. Next to no doubt
I was a brainy little CT when the net started spreading (and I wished a sad farewell to my telnet log in), our officials have no idea how to be digitally secure. It's my only quibble with Hills emails, not so much it's unsecure (which I believe it was), but that back in the day having ANY secured data off the Res no matter who you are was an instant bust back and charge.
Gman
(24,780 posts)3. This kids desire to be considered "elite"
By boasting about this may get him some serious jail time.
-none
(1,884 posts)4. He hacked AOL and is bragging about it?
Aren't they as bad as Yahoo?
Lizzie Poppet
(10,164 posts)5. "You've got FAIL!"
Bradical79
(4,490 posts)6. "Hacking" usually isn't the hard part
It's not getting caught where it gets really tricky :-P Step 1: Don't brag to the world about what you hacked, lol.
joeybee12
(56,177 posts)7. Where's the 3-year investigation?
I mean, if it was good enough for Hilary...
ChisolmTrailDem
(9,463 posts)8. AOL is still a thing? I haven't gotten one of their discs in forever! nt