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The Hackers Series 1

Episode 4 of 10

Biella uncovers the story of how in the 1980s and 90s the French government forced hackers to work for them, drawing young men who had skirted the law into the depths of international cyber warfare.

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Thu 16 Dec 2021 13:45

BBC Radio 4

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Jean Guisnel is the author of several books in French on the intelligence community, including Cyberwars. A well-known French journalist, he has been defence and security specialist for the French Daily Liberation and is currently a reporter for the major news magazine Le Point.
He tells us about how the French Secret Services conscripted young hackers to work for the good of the state.

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BBC Radio 4

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