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1834: The First Cyberattack

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Re: 1834: The First Cyberattack

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>a former telegraph operator who observed the telegraph tower outside Bordeaux with a telescope

Curious how that worked. Were there mechanical devices on the tower that were stimulated by the electrical impulses coming down the line? Perhaps a type of repeater? And they were in the open where they could be observed?