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From: Dave Farber <dave () farber net>
Date: Wed, 13 Mar 2002 02:12:23 -0500

[ Not sure just how important this is and what real info they got that way
but ... Djf

CIA Details Found on Google
http://www.vnunet.com/News/1129730
http://www.trustmatta.com/services/docs/Matta_Counterintelligence.pdf

CIA details found on Google

By James Middleton [05-03-2002]

Security firm proves ease of gaining sensitive info

Security experts demonstrated today just how effectively determined
attackers can use freely and openly available information on the internet to
gather intelligence about a target organisation.

Security firm Matta this week released a white paper on internet-based
counter intelligence using the CIA as the target. According to the firm, the
results were "surprising". 

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