Heres something interesting to read, as it happened and is still happening:
'Maniacal' computer engineer Terry Childs takes city network hostageA 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.
Suspect In Hijacking Of San Francisco Computer Network 'Willing To Cooperate'
A computer engineer accused of taking control of San Francisco's network and locking out other system administrators has pleaded innocent to four counts of computer tampering.
Terry Childs, 43, of Pittsburg, Calif., was arraigned on charges Thursday before Superior Court Judge Paul Alvarado, the San Francisco Chronicle reported. He remained in jail Friday on $5 million bail.
Childs has refused to disclose the password he allegedly created to lock out other system administrators and supervisors from the city's new FiberWAN (wide area network), which stores 60% of all city government data, including e-mails, law enforcement records, and payroll documents.
Who Is the San Francisco Hacker?San Francisco Department of Technology employee Terry Childs was in a jail cell Friday, accused of illegally locking out fellow authorized network administrators from the city computer network he helped build. But as the case against Childs entered its sixth day, questions remained about his motivations for the alleged crimes, the extent of the damage he allegedly did and whether the San Francisco District Attorney's Office has the expertise necessary to prosecute such a high-profile cybercrime case.
Childs, 43, plead not guilty Thursday to four felony counts of computer network tampering and one count of causing losses in excess of $200,000 as a result of the alleged tampering. Arrested last Sunday and arraigned Tuesday, Childs' bail has been set at $5 million. He has a bail hearing scheduled for next Wednesday at 9am PT.
(Note: The quotes aren't the best bits, they're just enough so if you can't be bothered opening the links you'll get a general idea)
