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University of Twente NOC Fire Arson

Posted by Hemos on from the bad-bad-leroy-brown dept.

Lars writes "A 26-year old man from Hengelo has admitted to deliberately setting fire to the Network Operations Centre of University of Twente, last Wednesday. The fire gutted two wings of the building and devastated one of the fastest networks in Europe. The arsonist is an employee of the University, which must come as quite a shock to those involved. The University released a short statement to the press. It mentions that the total damage caused is roughly 40-50 million euros (about the same in dollars) and that the guy was caught last Friday, when he tried to set fire to one of the faculty buildings."

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  1. Re:I guess.... by operagost · · Score: 0, Redundant

    You mean like a Federal Pound-Me-In-The-Ass-Prison?

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  2. I believe thats my stapler... by wackysootroom · · Score: 2, Redundant

    They should not have taken his red stapler...

  3. You know... by nenolod · · Score: 0, Redundant

    security.debian.org was hosted via that NOC. Maybe the arsonist wanted to h4x0r some debian boxes? Seems like a good way to ensure you had the capacity, well, if you're an idiot anyway. But it seems that they should have a mirror structure so this doesnt happen.

  4. Re:I guess.... by EmagGeek · · Score: 0, Redundant

    The correct reference is "I guess he's not going to a minimum security, white collar resort. He's going to federal pound-me-in-the-arse prison" :)