YALHCT: The Hardons were almost h4x0r3d!

[venkman]

Link :Q :Q

Well, script kiddies have always been annoying but I never thought one of them would cause the extinction of all mankind and the destruction of the planet.

I felt better when the only thing they were destroying was the English language.

 

[JohnCU]

nothing like a good jack errr hack for a hardon

 

[RichardE]

Why would you have key components hooked up to a network accessible to the internet?

 

[OCGuy]

Originally posted by: RichardE
Why would you have key components hooked up to a network accessible to the internet?

I guess I should get rid of that wireless link to my pacemaker......

 

[GodlessAstronomer]

Originally posted by: Ocguy31

Originally posted by: RichardE
Why would you have key components hooked up to a network accessible to the internet?

I guess I should get rid of that wireless link to my pacemaker......

*furiously gets to work on Rick Rolling Ocguy31's heart*

 

[flxnimprtmscl]

Originally posted by: RichardE
Why would you have key components hooked up to a network accessible to the internet?

That's what I'm wondering. I somehow doubt nuclear missiles, for example are accessible through the intertubes...

 

[xSauronx]

Originally posted by: flxnimprtmscl

Originally posted by: RichardE
Why would you have key components hooked up to a network accessible to the internet?

That's what I'm wondering. I somehow doubt nuclear missiles, for example are accessible through the intertubes...

slashdot has a informative (well, some parts) thread about it. the huge amount of data generated is (and i only skimmed the thread, not any links) appearently shared between many universities around the globe for processing, at least according to some of the posters

/.

 

[RichardE]

Originally posted by: xSauronx

Originally posted by: flxnimprtmscl

Originally posted by: RichardE
Why would you have key components hooked up to a network accessible to the internet?

That's what I'm wondering. I somehow doubt nuclear missiles, for example are accessible through the intertubes...

slashdot has a informative (well, some parts) thread about it. the huge amount of data generated is (and i only skimmed the thread, not any links) appearently shared between many universities around the globe for processing, at least according to some of the posters

/.

Even still. It wouldn't be difficult to store the data on a on site server farm, than transfer to to another server farm to share. (one that is hot). These guys invented the internet, you think they would know better than this

 

[Tim]

Originally posted by: RichardE

Originally posted by: xSauronx

Originally posted by: flxnimprtmscl

Originally posted by: RichardE
Why would you have key components hooked up to a network accessible to the internet?

That's what I'm wondering. I somehow doubt nuclear missiles, for example are accessible through the intertubes...

slashdot has a informative (well, some parts) thread about it. the huge amount of data generated is (and i only skimmed the thread, not any links) appearently shared between many universities around the globe for processing, at least according to some of the posters

/.

Even still. It wouldn't be difficult to store the data on a on site server farm, than transfer to to another server farm to share. (one that is hot). These guys invented the internet, you think they would know better than this

You're right, just would be a lot more expensive.

 

[udneekgnim]

Originally posted by: RichardE
Why would you have key components hooked up to a network accessible to the internet?

to post feverishly on ATOT

 

[Crusty]

I highly doubt any system that is accessible from the internet is capable of controlling any of the equipment running down there. The problem is that at some point the data that is generated as output needs to be pushed into the public internet, but even if a hacker got a hold of one of those systems it only collects data... doesn't control anything.

 

[RESmonkey]

script kiddies, attacking science?

What the fuck?

 

[Jeff7]

Originally posted by: xSauronx

Originally posted by: flxnimprtmscl

Originally posted by: RichardE
Why would you have key components hooked up to a network accessible to the internet?

That's what I'm wondering. I somehow doubt nuclear missiles, for example are accessible through the intertubes...

slashdot has a informative (well, some parts) thread about it. the huge amount of data generated is (and i only skimmed the thread, not any links) appearently shared between many universities around the globe for processing, at least according to some of the posters

/.

When it begins operations in 2008, it will produce roughly 15 Petabytes (15 million Gigabytes) of data annually, which thousands of scientists around the world will access and analyse.

:Q

 

[RichardE]

Originally posted by: Jeff7

Originally posted by: xSauronx

Originally posted by: flxnimprtmscl

Originally posted by: RichardE
Why would you have key components hooked up to a network accessible to the internet?

That's what I'm wondering. I somehow doubt nuclear missiles, for example are accessible through the intertubes...

slashdot has a informative (well, some parts) thread about it. the huge amount of data generated is (and i only skimmed the thread, not any links) appearently shared between many universities around the globe for processing, at least according to some of the posters

/.

When it begins operations in 2008, it will produce roughly 15 Petabytes (15 million Gigabytes) of data annually, which thousands of scientists around the world will access and analyse.

:Q

Jesus...


How long till we see a Petabyte drive?

 

[xSauronx]

Originally posted by: RichardE

Originally posted by: xSauronx

Originally posted by: flxnimprtmscl

Originally posted by: RichardE
Why would you have key components hooked up to a network accessible to the internet?

That's what I'm wondering. I somehow doubt nuclear missiles, for example are accessible through the intertubes...

slashdot has a informative (well, some parts) thread about it. the huge amount of data generated is (and i only skimmed the thread, not any links) appearently shared between many universities around the globe for processing, at least according to some of the posters

/.

Even still. It wouldn't be difficult to store the data on a on site server farm, than transfer to to another server farm to share. (one that is hot). These guys invented the internet, you think they would know better than this

dude, keep looking around. 3.6 million gigabytes during may testing

you dont just throw that on a few tapes and swap it into a different drive

 

[DangerAardvark]

Who cares? What are they gonna do, torrent gigabytes of technical data that's freely available anyway?

 

[RichardE]

Originally posted by: xSauronx

Originally posted by: RichardE

Originally posted by: xSauronx

Originally posted by: flxnimprtmscl

Originally posted by: RichardE
Why would you have key components hooked up to a network accessible to the internet?

That's what I'm wondering. I somehow doubt nuclear missiles, for example are accessible through the intertubes...

slashdot has a informative (well, some parts) thread about it. the huge amount of data generated is (and i only skimmed the thread, not any links) appearently shared between many universities around the globe for processing, at least according to some of the posters

/.

Even still. It wouldn't be difficult to store the data on a on site server farm, than transfer to to another server farm to share. (one that is hot). These guys invented the internet, you think they would know better than this

dude, keep looking around. 3.6 million gigabytes during may testing

you dont just throw that on a few tapes and swap it into a different drive

Point made :laugh:

 

[jjones]

Originally posted by: RichardE
These guys invented the internet, you think they would know better than this

Wow, I never knew Al Gore worked at CERN. Where did he find the time?

 

[Jeff7]

Originally posted by: DangerAardvark
Who cares? What are they gonna do, torrent gigabytes of technical data that's freely available anyway?

I think they were worried about the crackers getting into some of the control systems. Imagine if they would gain access to the coolant systems, and would somehow be able to start venting helium out. 1) Super-expensive, and 2) It'd take them a long time to get more helium back in, and get the LHC back down to operating temperature.

Or else run blackhole.bat.

 

[SSSnail]

Who the hell do they have running security over there, Honeywell's security team?

 

[TridenT]

I think this kind of hacking is OK, as long as they didn't do any REAL damage. It's good(IMO) to make a bold statement saying, "Your system is hackable, fucking fix it!" with a webpage.

 

[RapidSnail]

Why the hell do people actually think we can destroy the world?

 

[Joemonkey]

"hay guys, we hacked into your stuff to say it's cool, but we didn't do anything to your data"

 

[SirStev0]

I hope they find these guys and give them ridiculously good paying jobs. This is a note to self moment. If I am ever building a potentially black hole creating / world destroying device worth billions of dollars, I am buying the best hackers in the world to build the security.

Thank god they only wanted to prove they could and not make a half the world economy size firework.

 

[GodlessAstronomer]

Originally posted by: SirStev0
I hope they find these guys and give them ridiculously good paying jobs. This is a note to self moment. If I am ever building a potentially black hole creating / world destroying device worth billions of dollars, I am buying the best hackers in the world to build the security.

Thank god they only wanted to prove they could and not make a half the world economy size firework.

Does this really need to be spelled out to people? The large hadron collider can not create large black holes and it does not have the potential to destroy the world. Anyone who disagrees needs to get a fucking clue and read the articles written by the real scientists who know their shit.