Ohio inmates hid old computers to hack into prison system

Two Ohio inmates used discarded computers to access their prison's network to create passes to get into restricted areas and plan a tax fraud scheme. A state watchdog released a report on Tuesday stating a lack of supervision at the Marion Correctional Institution allowed the prisoners to hide computers in the ceiling and run wiring to connect them to the network. The two tech-savvy convicts were also able to access the internal records of other inmates as part of their scheme. One of the prisoners planned to steal the identity of a fellow inmate and file tax returns under that inmate's name, officials said. Two Ohio inmates used discarded computers to access their prison's network to create passes to get into restricted areas and plan a tax fraud scheme.