JAILED UK hacker given access to prison computer system..

335e92tx · 09-29-2009, 11:35 AM

Wow. Im thinking its time for a new prison admin

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/top-sto...5875-21703149/
A jailed hacker shut down a prison’s entire computer system – after bosses gave him the job of programming it.

Douglas Havard, 27, serving six years for stealing up to £6.5million using forged credit cards over the internet, was approached after governors wanted to create an internal TV station but needed a special computer program written.

He was left unguarded and hacked into the system’s hard drive at Ranby Prison, near Retford, Notts. Then he set up a series of passwords so no one else could get into the system.

Kensta335 · 09-29-2009, 11:40 AM

So he hacked the computers to give himself more jail time? I would hack it to change my release date.

Pink Taco · 09-29-2009, 01:25 PM

pretty cool thing .... but yet so much fail. Like stated above, i would've just hacked my way to getting out early.

335e92tx · 09-29-2009, 07:07 PM

Well, I imagine the sentencing system/application is not housed on the specific server for this prison. If he was THAT good, he would probably not be in the PRISON system period.

Inspired · 09-29-2009, 07:09 PM

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Originally Posted by 335e92tx

Well, I imagine the sentencing system/application is not housed on the specific server for this prison. If he was THAT good, he would probably not be in the PRISON system period.

hit or miss.. you can't always win.. it's just like speeding. If you speed constantly sooner or later you will receive a ticket..

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Kensta335 Brigadier General 167 Rep 3,637 Posts Drives: 335i Coupe Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: So Cal 626 iTrader: (4)	So he hacked the computers to give himself more jail time? I would hack it to change my release date.
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Pink Taco Doesn't get Pinker than this... 10 Rep 129 Posts Drives: e90 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Huntington Beach, Ca iTrader: (0)	pretty cool thing .... but yet so much fail. Like stated above, i would've just hacked my way to getting out early.
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