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Check the scope: Pen-testers nabbed, jailed in Iowa courthouse break-in attempt

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Enlarge / The Dallas County, Iowa courthouse, the site of a penetration test gone spectacularly wrong. Two security contractors were arrested in Adel, Iowa on September 11 as they attempted to gain access to the Dallas County Courthouse. The two are employees of Coalfire—a “cybersecurity advisor” firm based in Westminster, Colorado that frequently does security assessments […]

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Pen-testing duo cuffed for breaking into courthouse that hired them

From pen-testing to penitentiary TWO MEN HIRED to conduct a penetration test of an Iowa courthouse have been arrested after attempting a break-in of the facility. The pen-testing duo were arrested on Wednesday after attempting the break-in of Dallas County Courthouse in Adel, Iowa. Under interrogation, the men told police that they were hired by the state court administration to test