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Oxford Students Hack University Network
An anonymous reader writes "Both The Guardian and BBC News are carrying the story that two students at the University of Oxford, Patrick Foster and Roger Waite, were able to easily hack into the university's internal network in minutes using only easily-available software. Once inside, they could find out anyone's email password, observe instant messenger conversations and control parts of the university's CCTV system. The students were investigating the university's network security for the student newspaper, The Oxford Student, which published a front page article and editorial on the matter. In the article, a university spokesperson is quoted as saying 'In some cases the wish to provide the widest possible computer access as cheaply as possible may mean deciding to go for a cheaper set-up, with potentially lower security.' The students now face disciplinary precedings from the university and could receive rustication (suspension) and a 500 pound fine. The matter has also been passed onto the police."
i hope somebody catches the humor in that.
Who the hell let this post come in? I mean seriously. What's so special about that hack? It's a fuckin piece of cake to hack into any univ. network and the fuckin clueless admins are to blame; no-one else really. This *news* dare I call it as such is basically the same thing as "the US doesn't like Iraq".
Another interesting article by Patrick Foster can be found here
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