04.09.2012 - 18:20 [ techdirt ]

Hackers Get Personal Info On 12-Million Apple Users… From An FBI Laptop

While neither bill passed (yet), the latest example of what happens when you have widespread data sharing comes from some Antisec hackers, who claim that — in response to a presentation from the NSA‘s General Keith Alexander — they wanted to probe the security of various government agencies, including the FBI. End result? They claim to have hacked into the laptop of FBI agent Christopher Stangl, who has appeared in recruitment videos for the FBI looking to hire „cyber security experts.“