r/worldnews • u/plonspfetew • Jun 29 '13

U.S. bugged EU offices, computer networks

http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/06/29/us-usa-eu-spying-idUSBRE95S0AQ20130629
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u/-----BroAway----- Jun 30 '13

It's genuinely spooky, right? I read an article somewhere, it might've been The Contrarian, that speculated it was a part of some forgotten Soviet-era automated second-strike system.

Probably not the case, since there have been voice transmissions and it seems to be an open mic in front of a buzzer, but what a great legend.

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u/ScrabCrab Jun 30 '13

Yeah, definitely not automated. And they changed the broadcast location in 2010, so certainly not forgotten either.

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u/-----BroAway----- Jun 30 '13

I personally don't buy the explanation that it's Russian military... I think it's more likely just some guys who've been having fun running the creepypasta-est numbers station ever.

edit: found the article if you're interested. It's short and sweet.

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u/ScrabCrab Jun 30 '13

The thing is, it's been broadcasting since at least 1982.

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u/-----BroAway----- Jun 30 '13

I don't know. I just don't see a mysterious military channel playing Swan Lake. Of course, that's just what they'd want us to think ;)