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Crack a Password, Save Norwegian History

Posted by chrisd on from the did-they-try-god-or-sex-yet dept.

Christian writes "With the death of the only person who knew the password to an archive held at a museum in Norway, suddenly the data became inaccessible. The result? A nationwide radio appeal asking for "hackers" to volunteer to help solve the problem! The Norway Post has the story." I wonder if they looked under his keyboard yet..

3 of 505 comments (clear)

  1. Re:That was quick by ObviousGuy · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Did you type your password in correctly?

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    I have been pwned because my /. password was too easy to guess.
  2. this dosn't make sense. by DanThe1Man · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    Crack a password, save history.
    Get a cable modem, go to jail..

    What kind of crazy backwards world are we living in?

  3. He should change his name by Salsaman · · Score: 1, Offtopic
    ...to Ottar | Grepstad