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Penn State Yanks Engineering Network From Internet After China-Based Attack

coondoggie writes: Penn State's College of Engineering has disconnected its network from the Internet in response to two sophisticated cyberattacks – one from a what the university called a "threat actor based in China" – in an attempt to recover all infected systems. The university said there was no indication that research data or personal information was stolen in the attacks, though usernames and passwords had been compromised.

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  1. Re:A logical response by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Yeah, and they'll switch to Mastercards. Great plan.

    Wait, what? :)

  2. Re:As long as the Republicans continue to rule... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Funny

    What do you say of the cybersecurity surrounding Hillary Clinton? The real solution is to elect a rock ribbed conservative to the Presidency like Ted Cruz who won't be squeamish about bustin' some heads.