'Maniacal' computer engineer takes city network hostage

[Sweetpea]

A disgruntled computer engineer has been sitting in a prison cell for four days after locking out everyone but himself from a city computer system.

Terry Childs is accused of tampering with San Francisco's new computer network to give himself exclusive access. He has refused to hand over the password and is being held on $5 million bail while officials try to crack his code.
The Department of Technology employee, 43, allegedly created a secret password to the city government's data network. The multimillion-dollar network stores records such as officials' e-mails, city payroll files, confidential law enforcement documents and jail bookings.

'Maniacal' computer engineer Terry Childs takes city network hostage - Times Online


Had to happen somewhere, sometime.

[Churchill]

Doesn't really go into his dispute with them, perhaps he's hoping to spout it all in open court! Including the passwords!

[poppy]

however good computer systems are, they are still programmed and run by humans.
Be afraid be very afraidwipz@wipz@wipz@

[Haqa]

Originally Posted by poppy

however good computer systems are, they are still programmed and run by humans.
Be afraid be very afraidwipz@wipz@wipz@

Never piss off God or a programmer...

H.

[poppy]

or put one in charge of a nuclear power plant!

[Haqa]

Originally Posted by poppy

or put one in charge of a nuclear power plant!

Well there is that too...

H.

[Bruv]

Originally Posted by poppy

or put one in charge of a nuclear power plant!

You didn't have to wait long for that perfect reply.....yes very frightening.