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January 26, 2016 10:00 pm
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GOTO Jail: FBI Investigated Bizarre BASIC Program Sent To Johnny Cash
v3rgEz writes: Who has time to write out all the vaguely threatening conspiracies that need to be sent to celebrities these days? Turns out, that can be automated too: In 1979, the FBI investigated a bizarre, threatening Christmas message sent to Johnny Cash on the eve of his 62nd album's release. The threat included the source and output of a BASIC program, which the FBI dutifully dusted for clues. Newly released documents show what would become the FBI's CyberCrime division.Read more of this story at Slashdot.
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