Forwarded From: William Knowles <erehwont_private> EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. (AP) [7.11.98] - A hacker broke into the computer system at the Elgin Air Force Base but was quickly spotted and cut off, officials said. The hacker has not been identified, and the Air Force Office of Special Investigations is looking into the break-in. The June break-in was the first at Eglin, which develops and tests new bombs, missiles and other weapons. As the hacker tried to move deeper into the computer system, automatic security measures detected suspicious activity and the hacker's access was shut down, said Dave Sears, a computer scientist with the 96th Communications Group. The hacker got into a Silicon Graphics work station, a sophisticated version of a personal computer, but did not enter any larger computers, such as a supercomputer used to simulate explosions, Sears said. -o- Subscribe: mail majordomot_private with "subscribe isn". Today's ISN Sponsor: Repent Security Incorporated [www.repsec.com]
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