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Nicolas Sarkozy's bank account has been hacked and burglarized, according to a spokesman for the French president's administration.CNN.com: Official: Sarkozy's bank account hacked by thieves (October 19, 2008) Relatively small amounts of money were stolen in the incident, which Sarkozy reported to authorities in September 2008.CNN.com: Official: Sarkozy's bank account hacked by thieves (October 19, 2008) In a crime that has been described as "a classic case of data piracy," the perpetrators were unlikely to have known that they had hacked an account belonging to the French leader.CNN.com: Official: Sarkozy's bank account hacked by thieves (October 19, 2008)
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- Investigation is under way in hacking and burglary of French leader's bank account
- Made public by French cabinet spokesman Luc Chatel on October 19, 2008CNN.com: Official: Sarkozy's bank account hacked by thieves (October 19, 2008)
- No suspects yet arrested
- Crime took place in September 2008
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"[This] proves the system of internet checking [of bank accounts] is not infallible. These cases are sufficiently rare that we haven't had to really organise ourselves, but [they are] sufficiently serious for us to reflect on how to improve the system." -- Luc ChatelGuardian: Bank hackers steal from Sarkozy (October 20, 2008) -
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