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All you need is a budget branch trimmer from home depot and start snippin wires in the night....

Back in the day we had to WORK to raise terror.

Bah.....young people these days. Just look at these news reports.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_OIXfkXEj0&feature=player_embedded
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sleasy hack]]>Apr 10th 2009 5:56PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/10/vandals-take-down-internet-emergency-and-voice-services-in-cal/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/10/vandals-take-down-internet-emergency-and-voice-services-in-cal/Apr 10th 2009 3:19AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/10/vandals-take-down-internet-emergency-and-voice-services-in-cal/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/10/vandals-take-down-internet-emergency-and-voice-services-in-cal/Apr 10th 2009 4:06AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/10/vandals-take-down-internet-emergency-and-voice-services-in-cal/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/10/vandals-take-down-internet-emergency-and-voice-services-in-cal/Apr 10th 2009 7:34AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/10/vandals-take-down-internet-emergency-and-voice-services-in-cal/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/10/vandals-take-down-internet-emergency-and-voice-services-in-cal/Apr 10th 2009 10:38AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/10/vandals-take-down-internet-emergency-and-voice-services-in-cal/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/10/vandals-take-down-internet-emergency-and-voice-services-in-cal/Apr 10th 2009 11:56PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/10/vandals-take-down-internet-emergency-and-voice-services-in-cal/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/10/vandals-take-down-internet-emergency-and-voice-services-in-cal/Apr 10th 2009 3:22AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/10/vandals-take-down-internet-emergency-and-voice-services-in-cal/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/10/vandals-take-down-internet-emergency-and-voice-services-in-cal/Apr 10th 2009 11:15AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/10/vandals-take-down-internet-emergency-and-voice-services-in-cal/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/10/vandals-take-down-internet-emergency-and-voice-services-in-cal/Apr 10th 2009 3:24AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/10/vandals-take-down-internet-emergency-and-voice-services-in-cal/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/10/vandals-take-down-internet-emergency-and-voice-services-in-cal/Apr 10th 2009 3:28AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/10/vandals-take-down-internet-emergency-and-voice-services-in-cal/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/10/vandals-take-down-internet-emergency-and-voice-services-in-cal/It's still a huge, obnoxious picture, though.]]>Apr 10th 2009 6:22AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/10/vandals-take-down-internet-emergency-and-voice-services-in-cal/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/10/vandals-take-down-internet-emergency-and-voice-services-in-cal/Apr 10th 2009 10:33AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/10/vandals-take-down-internet-emergency-and-voice-services-in-cal/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/10/vandals-take-down-internet-emergency-and-voice-services-in-cal/Apr 10th 2009 3:26AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/10/vandals-take-down-internet-emergency-and-voice-services-in-cal/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/10/vandals-take-down-internet-emergency-and-voice-services-in-cal/Apr 10th 2009 3:34AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/10/vandals-take-down-internet-emergency-and-voice-services-in-cal/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/10/vandals-take-down-internet-emergency-and-voice-services-in-cal/Apr 10th 2009 11:54AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/10/vandals-take-down-internet-emergency-and-voice-services-in-cal/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/10/vandals-take-down-internet-emergency-and-voice-services-in-cal/Apr 10th 2009 3:30AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/10/vandals-take-down-internet-emergency-and-voice-services-in-cal/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/10/vandals-take-down-internet-emergency-and-voice-services-in-cal/Apr 10th 2009 3:31AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/10/vandals-take-down-internet-emergency-and-voice-services-in-cal/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/10/vandals-take-down-internet-emergency-and-voice-services-in-cal/Apr 10th 2009 3:36AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/10/vandals-take-down-internet-emergency-and-voice-services-in-cal/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/10/vandals-take-down-internet-emergency-and-voice-services-in-cal/You cannot beat the internet.]]>Apr 10th 2009 3:36AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/10/vandals-take-down-internet-emergency-and-voice-services-in-cal/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/10/vandals-take-down-internet-emergency-and-voice-services-in-cal/Apr 10th 2009 3:38AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/10/vandals-take-down-internet-emergency-and-voice-services-in-cal/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/10/vandals-take-down-internet-emergency-and-voice-services-in-cal/Apr 10th 2009 1:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/10/vandals-take-down-internet-emergency-and-voice-services-in-cal/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/10/vandals-take-down-internet-emergency-and-voice-services-in-cal/Apr 10th 2009 3:39AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/10/vandals-take-down-internet-emergency-and-voice-services-in-cal/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/10/vandals-take-down-internet-emergency-and-voice-services-in-cal/
The mantle alone is over 7,000 degrees Fahrenheit, and has 128-bit security encryption!]]>Apr 10th 2009 10:40AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/10/vandals-take-down-internet-emergency-and-voice-services-in-cal/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/10/vandals-take-down-internet-emergency-and-voice-services-in-cal/To call them "Vandals" is taking them too lightly. If they did it on 4 locations, I have a feeling that they knew what they were looking for... and probably did for a purpose. Let's say, test the system... or hide someone's else actions on the Internet or something that could be reported through the communications: alarm systems, etc.

To me, they are closer to "terrorists" and they will... strike again. :|]]>Apr 10th 2009 3:49AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/10/vandals-take-down-internet-emergency-and-voice-services-in-cal/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/10/vandals-take-down-internet-emergency-and-voice-services-in-cal/cutting 4 is enough to make a statement, but the fact that some people still had Internet makes me think they could have done more if they wanted to.

Then again a security system would have to be so universal, that any fiber maintenance person from any company can get easy access.
This would mean that the keys to this systtem hang from every fiber engineer's keychain and get 'lost' quite easily.

Security by obscurity is no security, but what security /is/ required?

Also, keep in mind that vital services are probably hooked into a seperate, slightly-more-redundant, infrastructure.]]>Apr 10th 2009 4:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/10/vandals-take-down-internet-emergency-and-voice-services-in-cal/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/10/vandals-take-down-internet-emergency-and-voice-services-in-cal/Apr 10th 2009 5:38AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/10/vandals-take-down-internet-emergency-and-voice-services-in-cal/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/10/vandals-take-down-internet-emergency-and-voice-services-in-cal/Personally I think Vandal is a good start... nice one Eng.]]>Apr 10th 2009 6:55AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/10/vandals-take-down-internet-emergency-and-voice-services-in-cal/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/10/vandals-take-down-internet-emergency-and-voice-services-in-cal/Apr 10th 2009 3:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/10/vandals-take-down-internet-emergency-and-voice-services-in-cal/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/10/vandals-take-down-internet-emergency-and-voice-services-in-cal/Apr 10th 2009 4:07AM