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- French navy secrets said cracked by hackers
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- Routers,
- September 19, 1995.
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- PARIS (Reuter) - Hackers have tapped into a navy computer system and gained
- access to secret French and allied data, the investigative and satirical
- weekly Le Canard Enchaine said.
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- The newspaper, which goes on sale Wednesday, said President Jacques Chirac
- had ordered a major investigation. The French armed forces had no immediate
- comment, although Le Canard Enchaine said Defense Minister Charles Millon's
- office had confirmed the story.
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- o Hackers gained access to the system in July and captured files with
- acoustic signatures of hundreds of French and allied ships. The signatures
- are used in submarine warfare to identify friend and foes by analyzing
- unique acoustic characteristics of individual vessels.
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- o US and UK liaison officers were reportedly furious, while some French
- officers suspect US military agencies were testing French security.
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