Exclusive: Gordon Brown's Downing Street emails 'hacked'
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Exclusive:
Gordon Brown's Downing Street emails 'hacked'
Computer crime by press may be as widespread as phone scandal
Police investigating computer hacking by private investigators commissioned by national newspapers have uncovered evidence that emails sent and received by Gordon Brown during his time as Chancellor were illegally accessed.
Mr Brown's private communications, along with emails belonging to a former Labour adviser and lobbyist, Derek Draper, have been identified by Scotland Yard's Operation Tuleta team as potentially hacked material. They are currently looking at evidence from around 20 computers which hold data revealing that hundreds of individuals may have had their private emails hacked.
The links discovered from the seized computers suggest that the email investigation could involve as many victims as those involved in the News of the World phone-hacking scandal.
The eight-strong Tuleta team is looking at the possibility that several Fleet Street titles commissioned specialist private detectives to access computers. News International said yesterday that NI has "no alleged link" to Gordon Brown and Derek Draper.
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/gordon-browns-downing-street-emails-hacked-6283985.html
dipsydoodle
(42,239 posts)Gordon Brown's Downing Street emails 'hacked'
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leveymg
(36,418 posts)Whitewash, anyone?
T_i_B
(14,747 posts)They had a very cosy relationship before the News of The Screws went tits up.
naaman fletcher
(7,362 posts)If a newspaper has the skills to hack important emails like this, then surely the Russians, Chinese, and everyone else do as well.
fascisthunter
(29,381 posts)my question is was it really that easy? You'd think they had the best security protecting their emails.
Bucky
(54,065 posts)and wrist watches that can double as garroting wire. What's email security compared to that? Email won't get you Pussy Galore.
Lone_Star_Dem
(28,158 posts)Thanks.
dipsydoodle
(42,239 posts)Lone_Star_Dem
(28,158 posts)Hopefully kpete will see this and add it to her OP, too.
One more good thing about infinite editing periods.
Gringostan
(127 posts)Joe Bacon
(5,165 posts)It would be something I'd expect from Phony B. Liar!
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