Chapter 16 - Annie Catches The Security Breach In The Main Server
Back at the Manhattan lab at 3:00 a.m., Annie was running a routine diagnostic scan on the central research database.
A flashing red warning indicator suddenly lit up on her dual-monitor setup, signaling an unauthorized data export in progress.
“Mr. Bennett! We have a security breach!” Annie called out loudly across the empty laboratory floor.
Jonathan hurried over from his private office, pulling up beside her chair as lines of encrypted code cascaded down the screen.
“Someone is downloading our unreleased socket designs from an external IP address linked to Charlotte,” Annie reported rapidly.
“Can you trace the destination packet?” Jonathan asked, his face hardening instantly into a mask of pure corporate focus.
“Tracing it now… routing through a proxy server in Zurich,” Annie typed furiously, her fingers flying across the mechanical keyboard.
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“Got it. The decryption key matches credentials assigned to Samuel Wilson’s former administrative profile.”
“Daniel,” Jonathan spoke into his lapel communicator, “alert federal cyber-crimes division immediately. We have a corporate espionage attempt.”
