Gamers Hack Medical Server To Host A Game Of Call Of Duty: Black Ops

New Hampshire-based Seacoast Radiology sent out an alert to its patients explaining that their private information may have been compromised. The reason? Some folks hacked into the medical group’s server to host a game of Call of Duty.

According to a spokesperson from the security company brought in by the medical group, the breach was discovered “after an admin noticed a loss of bandwidth.” It is believed that the hackers didn’t do anything other than abuse the servers to host Black Ops games, but a thorough investigation is being conducted. [The Register]

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    Luke Eller

    Friday, January 14, 2011 at 5:19 PM

    Those nefarious gamers!

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    Matt

    Friday, January 14, 2011 at 5:23 PM

    We need a medic!

    Quick, search the database!

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    simulacrum

    Friday, January 14, 2011 at 5:57 PM

    They were probably recruiting new gamers by checking MRI scans (http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2011/01/mri-scans-can-reveal-whether-youre-a-good-gamer/#more-434589)

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    matt

    Friday, January 14, 2011 at 6:00 PM

    lol IW next argument for not having dedicated servers in MW4: “Dedicated servers endanger lives!!”

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    David Neilsen

    Friday, January 14, 2011 at 6:50 PM

    Considering the fact you can’t host Black Op dedicated servers …

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    jewels

    Saturday, January 15, 2011 at 6:18 AM

    “Cats in the cradle”, how to get ur dad’s attention, on ur radar too.

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