http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/science/article4744329.ece By Mike Harvey and Mark Henderson The Times September 13, 2008 Hackers have broken into one of the computer networks of the Large Hadron Collider (LHC). A group calling itself the Greek Security Team left a rogue webpage describing the technicians responsible for computer security at the giant atom smasher as "schoolkids" . but reassuring scientists that they did not want to disrupt the experiment. The hackers gained access to a website open to other scientists on Wednesday as the LHC passed its first test, sending its protons off on their dizzying journey through time and space, close to the speed of light. The work of the scientists was not derailed and insiders scoffed at claims that the hackers were 'one step away' from the systems controlling the experiment itself. The engineering team completed four days of scheduled work in the first 24 hours but what physicists are really waiting for is the big bang machine's first collisions. [...] __________________________________________________ Register now for HITBSecConf2008 - Malaysia! With a new triple-track conference featuring 4 keynote speakers and over 35 international experts, this is the largest network security event in Asia and the Middle East! http://conference.hackinthebox.org/hitbsecconf2008kl/Received on Sun Sep 14 2008 - 23:21:11 PDT
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