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British Defense Ministry Dismisses Hacker Report
(Last updated 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.
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Received on Thu Mar 11 17:30:07 1999