FC: FBI nabs student, charges with stealing DirecTV crypto-secrets

From: Declan McCullagh (declanat_private)
Date: Fri Jan 03 2003 - 10:30:22 PST

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    I've put the 55-page affidavit and press release here:
    http://www.politechbot.com/docs/fbi.directv.affidavit.010203.pdf
    http://www.politechbot.com/docs/fbi.directv.release.010203.txt
    
    -Declan
    
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    http://news.com.com/2100-1023-979001.html?tag=fd_top
    
        DirecTV secrets allegedly pilfered
        By Declan McCullagh
        January 2, 2003, 7:20 PM PT
    
        The FBI arrested a college student in Los Angeles on Thursday for
        allegedly sending stolen information about satellite TV access cards
        to a Web site.
    
        Igor Serebryany, 19, a student at the University of Chicago, is
        accused of stealing confidential documents describing the smart card
        and encryption technology used in DirecTV's newest system.
    
        [...]
    
    
    
    
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