Hadron Collider Computers Hacked

High tech doesn't always mean highly secure - though one wishes it would. A few weeks ago NASA reported a computer virus on the space station. Now it's been reported that hackers were able to gain entry to systems running the controversial Large Hadron Collider. At least one file was deleted and some new files added to the hacked systems. One has to wonder why on earth (or why in space) such sensitive systems are connected to the Internet in the first place.

Roger Highfield of the Telegraph has penned an excellent article describing the hacker attack on the Large Hadron Collider, as well as the project itself: "Hackers infiltrate Large Hadron Collider systems and mock IT security".