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Re: Defcon Hacker Trips A51 Radar?
From: Gambit32 <gambit32@ziplink.net>
Date: Tue, 12 Aug 1997 20:57:47 -0800
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>The article was called "To Catch a Hacker", by Jonathan Littman. It was
>about the recent Def Con V convention in Las Vegas. Did you go??
Yup. I heard about it on a story at
http://www.computerworld.com/features/970804fear.html The area51 stuff
of the story follows
snip
But there are times when hackers go out of their way to get noticed.
One day during DEF CON, a group traveled three hours north of Las
Vegas to the government facility known as "Area 51." This is the place
- very much in the news lately - where it's long been rumored that the
government is conducting research with technology recovered from a
crashed alien spacecraft.
When the hackers reached the security fence surrounding the compound,
they lofted aluminum foil attached to helium balloons and watched the
devices float within the scan of Area 51's radar. Minutes later they
were asked to kindly leave the premises.
Snip
And there is a picture @ http://www.sjmercury.com/business/hackers080997.htm
Index: Sightings, Testimonials & Anecdotes
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