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Boy of 17 hacks into missile secrets

by Standard Foreign News Desk

The Pentagon has had its second major intelligence embarrassment in a
week after a teenager in Austria hacked into secret plans, including the
location of US nuclear missiles.  The exploits of Markus Hirsch, 17,
come only days after British surveillance enthusiast John Locker was
able to hack into US spy satellite pictures.  Now an FBI team is on its
way to Vienna to question Markus.  Their big fear is that Osama bin
Laden followers may have enjoyed similar access for months.  American
protection of its secrets has never been higher since 11 September, with
even the most conservative estimates saying at least £7billion has gone
into bolstering security.  But from the computer in his bedroom, Markus
was able to get into the most classified Pentagon sites, including the
one which details the silos where missiles with multi-megaton warheads
are kept.  "Cracking into the Pentagon was child's play," said the
teenager.  "I know my way round the internet." Markus, who lived with
his mother in Germany for a while when his parents split up, eventually
moved into a small flat in Vienna where he now lives alone.  He added:
"I don't know anyone here, apart from my granny, so I surf all night on
the internet." WORLD NEWS ROUND-UP

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