Exclusive: confidential Alcatel-Lucent files discovered on eBay laptop

Charlee Gothard
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Documents reveal faults, security information and personal chat logs

A second-hand laptop purchased on auction site eBay has been found to contain over 5GB of confidential information relating to global telecoms company Alcatel-Lucent. The files, shown exclusivel...

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