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Science UK’s Telegraph reports hackers at CERN’s LHC
Science UK’s Telegraph reports hackers at CERN’s LHC | UK’s Telegraph reports hackers at CERN’s LHC |
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| by William Atkins | |
| Saturday, 13 September 2008 | |
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Page 2 of 2 The hacked control system was the 12,500-metric-ton Compact Muon Solenoid (CMS ), a giant solenoid magnet that is part of the CMS Experiment. Featured Whitepaper
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Science DiscussionsThe Telegraph article quotes James Gillies, a CERN spokesperson, who stated, "There seems to be no harm done. From what they can tell, it was someone making the point that CMS was hackable.” Further, Gillies stated, “It was quickly detected." Gillies added, “We have several levels of network, a general access network and a much tighter network for sensitive things that operate the LHC.” |
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