Did hackers uncover Petraeus' saucy affair webmails before FBI?

FBI agents may not have been the first to rumble the affair between CIA director David Petraeus and his biographer that led to the four-star general's resignation on Friday.Anyone with a copy of the leaked Stratfor databases, a half-decent PC, some political nous and a barrel of luck could have uncovered the fling months ago, it has emerged.Paula Broadwell, the former spy chief's mistress and biographer, was a customer of Stratfor, the private intelligence outfit that was attacked by Anonymous hackers last year. Buried in the megabytes of subsequently leaked information was Broadwell's Yahoo! email address and her hashed Stratfor login password.

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  7. Chris Wysopal

    186.0 days ago

    Was the info gleaned from the Stratfor leak the downfall of Petraeus? Hacktivists making an impact indeed http://t.co/YUynNwMi

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    186.0 days ago

    RT @regsecurity Did hackers uncover Petraeus' saucy affair webmails before FBI? http://t.co/ZIepa2n5 //Pretty good article.



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