Harvard SysAdmin Not so Smart

Posted by ryan on Mon, 02/18/2008 - 23:11 in

A server at Harvard was hacked, and to add insult to injury, the entire backup of the server was posted on bittorrent, with comments dressing down the sysadmin by name. Ouch! http://www.devicepedia.com/security/harvard-site-hacked-and-then-leaked-...

The element of the outlaw is

The element of the outlaw is necessary in society to provide check and balance. The hacker in this case is getting the message out there loud and clear. After reading this I’m sure dozens of admins behind on their patches will move that up in their overly-packed priority list.

Posted by sha.aiel on Wed, 02/20/2008 - 10:34
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