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DirecTV attacks hacked smart cards

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DirecTV attacks hacked smart cards

By: Kevin Poulsen

Posted: 25/01/2001 at 19:26 GMT

Satellite television behemoth DirecTV struck a decisive blow against signal pirates Sunday night, when it transmitted a carefully-crafted electronic signal from its orbiting satellites and destroyed thousands of hacked smart cards, which for the last four years allowed pirates to gain free access to hundreds of channels of programming

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