Computerized Prison doors hacked with vulnerabilities used by Stuxnet worm

Computerized Prison doors hacked with vulnerabilities used by Stuxnet worm Security holes in the computer systems of federal prisons in the United States can effectively allow hackers to trigger a jailbreak by remote control. The discovery of the Stuxnet worm has alerted governments around the...

Researchers Warn of Prison Hacks, Opening Cell Doors

Remote hackers springing inmates from their jail cells — it sounds like a plot lifted from an old episode of “24” or “Prison Break.” But authorities are concerned by new research that claims such an attack is feasible. Research presented at the Hacker Halted conference in Miami last month by John...

Researchers Warn of Prison Hacks, Opening Cell Doors

In news that seems like it could be lifted from an old 24 or Prison Break plotline, authorities are concerned by new research that claims hackers could remotely open the cell doors of federal prisons. In addition to staging a jailbreak, hackers could sabotage a prison’s intercom system and...