The mastermind behind the Owari botnet doesn't seem to have learnt anything from his victims, and someone at Wessex Water forgets to remove an embarrassing sentence from a letter sent to customers...

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081: Hacker no-hopers, Wessex Water has a word, and we win an award 25:32 Share

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081: Hacker no-hopers, Wessex Water has a word, and we win an award