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Patrick Leahy: “Well, obviously there was not. I mean, if a 29-year-old school dropout could come in and take out massive, massive…”

On the recordJuly 30, 2013
Well, obviously there was not. I mean, if a 29-year-old school dropout could come in and take out massive, massive amounts of data, it is obvious there were not adequate controls.
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Patrick Leahy
Democratic · Vermont

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Leahy emphasizes the lack of control leading to a security breach.

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