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Fermi Lab Compromised by Pirate

tttonyyy writes "The US Department of Energy sounded a full scale alert after machines were compromised at the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, according to this BBC article. It turns out that the hacker was a student using the machines to download and store music and movies."

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  1. Am I missing Something Here??? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Some kiddie finds an open FTP server to stash warez != hacking!

  2. String him up! by FatSean · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    If I did this at work I'd be canned. Someone should teach this little turd to respect other peoples' property!

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    Blar.