Dossier
Nathan
Coverage of Nathan in the Nexus archive.
- UK school’s network left wide open for invasion, student found
A UK school's network was found to have severe security vulnerabilities, including unauthenticated access to Active Directory domain controller tools and cleartext admin passwords stored in description fields. A 17-year-old student discovered these flaws, gaining access to sensitive data, staff/student information, and systems like Google Workspace and LanSchool, but chose not to exploit them.
- Russian oligarch's financial network crashed thanks to a crank and a cleaner
A Russian oligarch's investment company experienced a network outage when Ethernet cables near a chandelier's clockwork mechanism were shredded. Tech support worker Nathan discovered the damaged cables and questioned who was responsible for leaving them unprotected or operating the winch recklessly.