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2003-09-05 Down Under

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Posted by Steve 2003-09-05 8:42:49 AM|| || Front Page|| [2 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Maybe not: Two men described as being of Middle-Eastern appearance walked out of the intelligence center at Sydney International Airport with two computers, prompting fears Australia's security has been breached by terrorists. The men, dressed as computer technicians, presented themselves to the security desk Aug. 27 as employees of a company that regularly provides service to the airport's cargo processing and intelligence center, according to The Age newspaper of Melbourne, Australia. The men were given access to the top-security mainframe room after supplying false names and signatures, and they seemed to know where to go, the paper said. Responding to stern memos from national counter-terror officials, the Australian Customs Service insisted no sensitive information had been lost, The Age reported. But customs officers issued angry denials, contending the two mainframe servers held thousands of confidential files related to operations against terrorists and international drug cartels.
As they say, developing.

Posted by Steve 2003-9-5 9:31:13 AM|| 2003-9-5 9:31:13 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 This is unliely to be theft as the term "main frame" to me means cannot be sold at a pawnshop for crack money.

Posted by Super Hose 2003-9-5 11:43:49 AM|| 2003-9-5 11:43:49 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 Usual interminable discussion on Slashdot, if anyone's interested...

Posted by Old Grouch 2003-9-5 8:40:23 PM|| 2003-9-5 8:40:23 PM|| Front Page Top

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