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Re: Inmates built computers hidden in ceiling, connected them to prison network

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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. :)

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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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