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04-18-2017, 10:45 PM
Ohio inmates used illegal DIY computers to, big surprise, go on a cybercrime spree
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Two inmates serving sentences in an Ohio prison went on an actual illicit internet spree using computers cobbled together from parts salvaged from their prison jobs recycling old electronics, hacking into the facility's network to, surprise surprise, watch **** and steal stuff.
The full report (http://watchdog.ohio.gov/Portals/0/pdf/investigations/2015-CA00043.pdf) on the incident, which took place back in 2015 but wasn't disclosed to the public until recently, revealed that the prisoners were able to hide their DIY rigs in the ceiling of a small training room in the medium-security Marion Correctional Facility. **** Read more... (http://mashable.com/2017/04/18/ohio-inmates-computer-cybercrime/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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The full report (http://watchdog.ohio.gov/Portals/0/pdf/investigations/2015-CA00043.pdf) on the incident, which took place back in 2015 but wasn't disclosed to the public until recently, revealed that the prisoners were able to hide their DIY rigs in the ceiling of a small training room in the medium-security Marion Correctional Facility. **** Read more... (http://mashable.com/2017/04/18/ohio-inmates-computer-cybercrime/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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