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Lone_Star_Dem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-19-11 10:52 AM
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Texas-based defense contractor hacked by Anonymous
Source: Associated Press

LONDON -- A Texas-based defense and aerospace firm says one of its top officials has had his email account broken into by the hacking group Anonymous.

Vanguard Defense Industries' chief executive Michael Buscher says messages have been stolen from the private Gmail account of Richard T. Garcia, a former FBI agent who now works as the company's senior vice president.

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Buscher's Spring, Texas-based company specializes in the design and development of drones, unmanned aerial vehicles for law enforcement and the private sector.





Read more: http://www.sacbee.com/2011/08/19/3848630/texas-based-defense-contractor.html
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gateley Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-19-11 10:55 AM
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1. As long as they're in Texas, why not wander over to Perry's on-line
activities? THAT I'd like to see.

Hacking any drone manufacturer won't stop the production of drones, but maybe if something is found on Perry, we wouldn't have to be seeing him from now until the primaries.

Wishful thinking.
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russspeakeasy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-19-11 12:03 PM
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2. Good..
:evilgrin:
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femrap Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-19-11 12:05 PM
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3. Maybe there will be
some kickbacks found in the emails. Defense industry loves kickbacks....yummy!
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Fantastic Anarchist Donating Member (953 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-19-11 12:06 PM
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4. Drones for law enforcement and the private sector?
What?

It's worse than I thought. It's 1984 all over again.
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Merlot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-19-11 09:58 PM
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5. "the private Gmail account" company business on a private account?
Very interesting they would go the private account route.
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