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To: Winzer who wrote (29231)	3/1/1999 1:46:00 PM
From: Alex	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 116861

HACKERS HIJACK BRITISH MILITARY SATELLITEMarch 1, 1999 Reuters reported this weekend on a "nightmare scenario" that computer hackers two weeks ago took control of one of Britain's military communication satellites. The report said that the hackers issued a "blackmail threat, demanding money to stop interfering with the satellite." Although there were no official comments from the government, Reuters qouted an intelligence source as saying, "This is not just a case of computer nerds mucking about. This is very, very serious and the blackmail threat has made it even more serious." Reuters further reported: "Military strategists said that if Britain were to come under nuclear attack, an aggressor would first interfere with military communications systems." A separate report from Reuters said that internationally police are "losing the fight against criminals in cyberspace and will have to take giant strides to catch up on the information superhighway," according to an expert on the subject. An official at Interpol was quoted as saying, "At Interpol, we recognise that technology has outpaced us. Tomorrow's challenge today is for law enforcement to catch up and close the gap."