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Greek Hackers Target CERN's LHC

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the try-try-again dept.

Doomsayers Delight writes "The Telegraph reports that Greek hackers were able to gain momentary access to a CERN computer system of the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) while the first particles were zipping around the particle accelerator on September 10th. 'Scientists working at CERN, the organization that runs the vast smasher, were worried about what the hackers could do because they were "one step away" from the computer control system of one of the huge detectors of the machine, a vast magnet that weighs 12,500 tons, measuring around 21 meters in length and 15 meters wide/high. If they had hacked into a second computer network, they could have turned off parts of the vast detector and, said the insider, "it is hard enough to make these things work if no one is messing with it."'"

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  1. Re:Why is that even possible? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    security updates?

  2. Greek Hackers by darth_MALL · · Score: 5, Funny

    Any chance they had a Trojan Horse at the ready?

  3. Well the world WOULDN'T have ended... by KalvinB · · Score: 5, Funny

    but some jackasses decided to mess with things they knew nothing about.

    I'll get my towel.

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  4. Re:Why is that even possible? by sakdoctor · · Score: 5, Funny

    Vista needs to phone home for activation.

  5. Computer security rocket science by Yetihehe · · Score: 5, Funny

    See? See? Computer security is harder than building 27km ring with enough precision to smash single protons!

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  6. LHC webcams by GoNINzo · · Score: 5, Funny

    I found an interesting video feed for the system they were accessing.

    http://www.cyriak.co.uk/lhc/lhc-webcams.html

    Watch it for a minute, you can see the effects the hackers are having on them.

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    Gonzo Granzeau
    "Nothing the god of biomechanics wouldn't let you into heaven for.." -Roy Batty
  7. Did they use a Trojan? by Gotung · · Score: 4, Funny

    Just wondering if they used a trojan to gain access.

    Sneaky Greeks.

  8. Re:Why is that even possible? by Bogtha · · Score: 5, Funny

    Yeah, right, as if the LHC has enough horsepower to run Vista!

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  9. Re:Why is that even possible? by $RANDOMLUSER · · Score: 4, Funny

    They expect to generate something like 27 Terabytes of data every day. All those ones and zeros weigh a ton!

    No, the zeros don't weight anything.

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  10. you question the actions of the scientists? by conspirator57 · · Score: 4, Funny

    remember: everything PhDs do is art. everything. including using their alma mater's mascot name as their password. art, i tell you!

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  11. Re:Why is that even possible? by Oktober+Sunset · · Score: 4, Funny

    It looks like your creating a black hole...

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