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Alice Kramden

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12. Shades of Michael Hastings (who died in 2013)
Mon Feb 23, 2026, 04:58 PM
13 hrs ago

Hastings was an investigative reporter whose car went "out of control" and conveniently killed him

Former U.S. National Coordinator for Security, Infrastructure Protection, and Counter-terrorism Richard A. Clarke said that what is known about the crash is "consistent with a car cyber attack." He was quoted as saying: "There is reason to believe that intelligence agencies for major powers—including the United States—know how to remotely seize control of a car. So if there were a cyber attack on [Hastings'] car — and I'm not saying there was, I think whoever did it would probably get away with it."

To emphasize: Hastings' death was not proven to be a cyber attack, but such things are possible, according to Clarke.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Hastings_(journalist)

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