Hackers Control University Server For Over A Year
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Ohio University has placed at least one technician on paid administrative leave and has began a complete reorganization of the university's computer services department.
This follows a disclosure that a server, which held Social Security numbers belonging to 137,000 people, was penetrated by U.S. and overseas-based hackers for at least a year and possibly much longer.
Ohio University only became aware that a problem existed after the FBI discovered someone had remotely taken control of one of the school's servers.
This follows a disclosure that a server, which held Social Security numbers belonging to 137,000 people, was penetrated by U.S. and overseas-based hackers for at least a year and possibly much longer.
Ohio University only became aware that a problem existed after the FBI discovered someone had remotely taken control of one of the school's servers.
Source: CNet NewsHow a server could be left open to intruders is still under investigation. But this much is known: A server supporting the alumni relations department was supposed to be offline, Sams said. The people responsible for shutting it down thought they had done so. The server continued to be connected to the Internet but didn't receive security updates. It was the equivalent of leaving a backdoor open for thieves to walk in and seize what they wanted.
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