Stock-market fraud, steganography and cyberattacks…in 1834! The fascinating tale of Blanc brothers

When the first hacking of a telecommunication system occurred? In 1834, according to this article by Tom Standage! At that time there was no Internet or computers, but since 1794 France had its own national telecommunications network: a semaphore telegraph, composed of chains of towers of signaling, placed at distances of 8 to 10 kilometers…

Article Link: https://www.andreafortuna.org/hacking/stock-market-fraud-steganography-and-cyberattacks-in-1834-the-fascinating-tale-of-blanc-brothers/