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Blanc, François and Joseph (François and Joseph Blanc)

Page history last edited by Jack Daniel 1 year, 8 months ago

François and Joseph Blanc were two brothers who bankers, and early "hackers". The story of their subversion of the French national semaphore system in 1834 is both very dated, and completely relevant to today's security challenges. 

 

Article at The Economist: https://www.economist.com/1843/2017/10/05/the-crooked-timber-of-humanity

 

Detailed blog post by Andrea Fortuna: https://www.andreafortuna.org/2018/06/15/stock-market-fraud-steganography-and-cyberattacks-in-1834-the-fascinating-tale-of-blanc-brothers/amp/

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