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 updating      99.3.1/1
 
 Hoax: Hacker entführen Satelliten
 
 Die Story von den Hackern, die einen entführten Satelliten des
 militärisch-elektronischen Komplexes dazu verwendet habhen, die
 Militärs zu erpressen, hat sich, wie erwartet, als glatter Hoax
 erwiesen.
 
 
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 12:21 PM ET March 3
 LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's Defense Ministry Wednesday
 dismissed as "not true" a newspaper report that said hackers had
 seized control of one of its military communications satellites and
 issued blackmail threats.
 
 The Sunday Business newspaper had said the intruders altered the
 course of one of Britain's four satellites used by defense planners
 and military forces around the world.
 
 "There is no basis to the story whatsoever," said a Defense Ministry
 spokesman. "It's not true."
 
 Security sources cited by the newspaper said the satellite's course
 was changed just over two weeks ago. The hackers then issued a
 blackmail threat, demanding money to stop interfering with the
 satellite.
 
 A police spokesman said the story was for the Defense Ministry to
 investigate. "Military security is a matter for the Defense Ministry,"
 he said.
 
 Source
 http://nt.excite.com/news/r/990303/12/tech-hackers
 
 relayed by
 jei@zor.hut.fi via cypherpunks@toad.com via
 devnull@quintessenz.at
 
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