Alexei scanned the latest Collective intelligence reports. He didn't like what he was reading.
“Scans and communications with known FBI servers?”
“Da,” Viktor said.
“How is this possible? Key members of The Collective's board of directors will be summoned,” Alexei said. “Given the travel requirements alone, it will be a minimum of forty-eight hours before we get everyone together in person. We need to have a meeting. I will authorize a hosted teleconference over a secure connection. Communicate the time for 6 a.m. UTC Friday morning. I know it's less than twelve hours’ notice, but this is an emergency. Notify dispatch!”
Gregor was perched in his favorite hidden enclave. From his vantage point, he could see several tourists below enjoying an espresso at a patio café. The café was a favorite because it had absolutely no security on its Wi-Fi network. It also used 802.11b radio technology, which allowed Gregor's antenna to boost his signal.
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Once Gregor's impostor signal captured some unsuspecting machines, a lot of network data could be decrypted almost as fast as Gregor could read it.
Gregor was about to hit the exploit button when he received an urgent call from dispatch.
“If the sky is white, what is devoid at the end of khan?”
“Rainbow,” Gregor said.
“What is the primary key?”
“16-11-52.”
“Identity confirmed. Hold for dispatch.”
After a few clicks, Gregor was greeted by another voice that sounded far away.
“What is your C-ID?” the dispatcher asked.
“2341.”
“Operative Gobechov, you have a message. Would you like to hear it now?”
“Da.”
“Acknowledged. Hold for message.”
A prerecorded message played in Russian.
“Greetings, Comrade. If you are listening to this message, an emergency meeting of The Collective has been called by the chief architect. The meeting will occur at 6 a.m. UTC on the morrow. It is of the utmost importance that you attend. Additional instructions will be sent just before the meeting.”
The message abruptly stopped. Gregor ended the call and immediately destroyed the burner phone by breaking it in half and destroying the SIM chip.