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MIT student cracks subway tix - 8/11/2008 7:39:17 AM

pahunkboy

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http://digg.com/ or http://digg.com/page2

read the pdf before it is pulled by MIT. I am posting this to demonstrate just how weak out teck grid is. it is 87 pages and an easy read. the students actually bought the stuff on ebay to replicate the Boston, New York and Chicago subway system.

Needless to say- the 3 students have been sued- even so- the MIT student newspaper published the pdf.

So what does this say about the curent college kids and how they see teck?

Hurry on this read...

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RE: MIT student cracks subway tix - 8/11/2008 1:53:03 PM

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I think it is too late, I saw no PDF.

But if I get your drift here, what does it say about college students ?

What does it say about almost everybody ?

That is why it is harder to counterfeit an Ohio lottery ticket than it is a hundred dollar bill.

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RE: MIT student cracks subway tix - 8/11/2008 1:55:19 PM

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http://www-tech.mit.edu/V128/N30/subway/Defcon_Presentation.pdf

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RE: MIT student cracks subway tix - 8/11/2008 2:02:51 PM

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or http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/mindcontrolresearchforum/files/ other interesting files here.

so much for "security". All really must view this. It flows quikly. Maybe 7 minutes.... an easy read. harder to replicate. Note - the MIT students have a history. Prior students took las vegas for a bundle.

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RE: MIT student cracks subway tix - 8/11/2008 3:37:56 PM

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Long Story, Short.

Municipal IT Staff is mediocre to poor. They brought the CHEAP system, and got nailed by their poor decision.

I'd suggest that MOST IT installs are closer to this than Best Practices.

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