Hackers mull physical attacks on a networked world

August 9th, 2008 By JORDAN ROBERTSON , AP Technology Writer

(AP) -- Want to break into the computer network in an ultra-secure building? Ship a hacked iPhone there to a nonexistent employee and hope the device sits in the mailroom, scanning for nearby wireless connections.

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