State Department Got Mail -- and Hackers

April 19, 2007 By TED BRIDIS, Associated Press Writer

(AP) -- A break-in targeting State Department computers worldwide last summer occurred after a department employee in Asia opened a mysterious e-mail that quietly allowed hackers inside the U.S. government's network.

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