http://news.cnet.com/8301-27080_3-20022460-245.html By Elinor Mills InSecurity Complex CNet News November 10, 2010 Washington State University police are trying to find out who hijacked the school's computer system on Friday and broadcast on classroom video screens throughout the day a bizarre rant by someone wearing a "V for Vendetta" costume. The hacker took over the large video screens in 34 classrooms in two buildings on the Pullman, Wash., campus, Tom Ambrosi, WSU chief information security officer, told CNET today. "They played the video once an hour throughout the day," until campus employees managed to shut it off shortly before 5 p.m. PT. "I can't say how they got in," Ambrosi said, adding that his office turned over evidence to the campus police. "We don't know who is responsible. We are investigating." The video duplicates a scene in the movie "V for Vendetta" in which a masked vigilante broadcasts his antigovernment message on British television. The WSU incident took place on November 5, which was Guy Fawkes Night, named in honor of a conspirator in a plot to assassinate King James I and blow up the UK Houses of Parliament in 1605. In the nearly-four-minute-long video, the masked person complains about a campus overrun by squirrels "who enter without ambitions and with no outward enthusiasm for the fantastic academic culture that this University might otherwise have." He also chastises the school for lax information technology security practices. [...] ___________________________________________________________ Tegatai Managed Colocation: Four Provider Blended Tier-1 Bandwidth, Fortinet Universal Threat Management, Natural Disaster Avoidance, Always-On Power Delivery Network, Cisco Switches, SAS 70 Type II Datacenter. Find peace of mind, Defend your Critical Infrastructure. http://www.tegataiphoenix.com/Received on Wed Nov 10 2010 - 23:21:21 PST
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