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Tesla Hires Hacker Kristin Paget to, Well, Secure Some Things

Electric car maker Tesla Motors hired noted hacker Kristin Paget, though she is keeping mum about what exactly she will be doing.

"Can't say too much but 'securing things' is a fair bet :)," she said on Twitter on Friday, after earlier tweeting about the new job. Paget told Re/code she starts working from Tesla's Palo Alto, Calif. headquarters Monday.

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By Ina Fried, recode.net.

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