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This event was really overhyped. Most of what they accessed were FTP servers containing publicly-available scientific data. I think in some cases researchers ha
by ForHackernews 5y ago
This event was really overhyped. Most of what they accessed were FTP servers containing publicly-available scientific data. I think in some cases researchers had been sloppy about uploading files containing personal emails and so forth, but it's not like the "hackers" breached some system that was intended to be secure.
Fermilab only does pure science. Nothing there is secret or classified, and anyone who shows a driver's license can walk into the lab.