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364 inmates in five of Idaho’s state prisons have exploited vulnerabilities in the JPay tablets they use to read email and access video games in order to boost their credit balances. But what is a JPay tablet? And why would you want one if you ar… Continue reading Prison inmates hacked tablets to earn $225,000 in credits
The Internet is everywhere. The latest anecdotal evidence of this is a story of prison inmates that build their own computer and connected it to the internet. Back in 2015, prisoners at the Marion Correctional Institution in Ohio built two computers from discarded parts which they transported 1,100 feet through prison grounds (even passing a security checkpoint) before hiding them in the ceiling of a training room. The information has just been made public after the release of the Inspector General’s report (PDF). This report is fascinating and worth your time to read.
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