November 5, 2004

When Hackers Attack

By BROCK READ

After a recent intrusion, Purdue took aggressive steps to secure its network

List: Showing steps to take after hackers attackBy BROCK READ

While tracking down the source of a minor glitch in their campus network last month, computer officials at Purdue University made a disturbing discovery: They'd just been hacked.

The person who had broken into the network gained access to the passwords of about 100 students and employees. Armed with those passwords, the hacker then

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