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1999: a 15-year-old kid points at NASA and the Pentagon

2020-07-26T15:01:12.692Z


THE CYBER ATTACKS THAT HAVE SHAKED THE WORLD (1/6) - He wanted to show off by attacking government agencies. Jonathan James will be the first American miner imprisoned for computer hacking. His story will end badly.


He could have been a hell of a joker, this Jonathan. Barely 13 years old, he enjoys breaking into the computer network of schools in his town. Then he hacks the Bell South telephone company website and replaces the home page with tongue-in-cheek messages to prove his genius. " This is just a demonstration of the miserable security of Bell South, which is why if I did not have a free telephone subscription, I would have chosen [the competitor, Editor's note] AT&T ", he concludes by adding a dedication to other hackers like DemaGor, Infer-know, GOT-ROOT, j0lt, S0up, etc.

At the time, the one who calls himself C0mrade in the hacker world lived with his parents in Pinecrest's house, south of Miami. And computers, he knows well. He started at the age of 6. With such a frenzy that his father had to confiscate the family computer on which he spent his nights. It is said that he ran away to be returned to him. Besides, Windows

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Source: lefigaro

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