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Harvard University, the alma mater of more US presidents than any other educational institution, slipped out a "Cyber Alert" on Wednesday afternoon confessing it had been pwned. The announcement revealed that an intrusion into its networks had taken place on 19 June, possibly exposing users' login credentials. The statement …

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  1. John Smith 19 Gold badge
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    Oh for more innocent times

    When it was probably the students doing it.

    Now it could be anyone

    From anywhere.

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    1. Mark 85
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      Re: Oh for more innocent times

      Indeed... and at any moment now it will be breathlessly announced that the Norks... err.. Chinese.... Russians(?)... err... a lone wolf hacker did it. But gloriously, not a student.

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      1. channel extended
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        Re: Oh for more innocent times

        Maybe it was a Yalie?

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        1. Anonymous Coward
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          Re: Oh for more innocent times

          No, Yale already has all the keys

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