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| From | Jeßus <j@j.net> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | aus.computers |
| Subject | Re: Inmates built computers hidden in ceiling, connected them to prison network |
| Date | 2017-04-15 06:12 +1000 |
| Message-ID | <n6b2fcd57okk9i2vler22dg1buftppss76@j.net> (permalink) |
| References | <lfuvect884t00hv02jedr4cg7a45p45k01@j.net> <58f005ba@news.ausics.net> |
On 14 Apr 2017 09:11:55 +1000, not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) wrote: >Je?us <j@j.net> wrote: >> Good on them, I suppose :) >> >> https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2017/04/inmates-built-computers-hidden-in-ceiling-connected-them-to-prison-network >> >> Inmates at a medium-security Ohio prison secretly assembled two >> functioning computers, hid them in the ceiling, and connected them to >> the Marion Correctional Institution's network. The hard drives were >> loaded with pornography, a Windows proxy server, VPN, VOIP and >> anti-virus software, the Tor browser, password hacking and e-mail >> spamming tools, and the open source packet analyzer Wireshark. > >I wonder how long until someone hacks their way out of a cell? :) >> After a three-week search, they were discovered above a training room >> closet in an area off limits to unsupervised inmates. Ultimately, the >> authorities traced cable from a networking switch to find the devices >> that were assembled with discarded computers from an Ohio aircraft >> parts company and an Ohio school district. > >Good thing they didn't have WiFi, it might have taken them years to >find. :) Wifi must cause such places major headaches... never really given that much thought until now.
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Inmates built computers hidden in ceiling, connected them to prison network Jeßus <j@j.net> - 2017-04-14 08:23 +1000
Re: Inmates built computers hidden in ceiling, connected them to prison network not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) - 2017-04-14 09:11 +1000
Re: Inmates built computers hidden in ceiling, connected them to prison network Jeßus <j@j.net> - 2017-04-15 06:12 +1000
Re: Inmates built computers hidden in ceiling, connected them to prison network keithr0 <user@account.invalid> - 2017-04-15 15:38 +1000
Re: Inmates built computers hidden in ceiling, connected them to prison network Jeßus <j@j.net> - 2017-04-15 18:12 +1000
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