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Jonathan James, The Guy Who Hacked N.A.S.A When He Was Just 15 Years Old. by Timberayz(m): 4:08pm On Feb 27, 2017
Jonathan James also known as "comrade",as
young as he was the he was had already gained
popularity for been the first juvenile to be sent to
prison for hacking.One of his most popular
hacking scheme was the hacking of National
Aeronautics and Space Administration(NASA)
database.
According to him, he was just looking around,
playing around. James's major intrusions targeted
high-profile organizations. He installed a
backdoor into a Defense Threat Reduction Agency
server. The DTRA is an agency of the Department
of Defense charged with reducing the threat to
the U.S. and its allies from nuclear, biological,
chemical, conventional and special weapons. The
backdoor he created enabled him to view
sensitive emails and capture employee usernames
and passwords. James also cracked into NASA
computers , stealing software worth
approximately $1.7 million.
According to the Department of Justice, "The
software supported the International Space
Station's physical environment, including control
of the temperature and humidity within the living
space." NASA was forced to shut down its
computer systems, ultimately racking up a $
41,000 cost. James explained that he downloaded
the code to supplement his studies on C
programming, but contended, "The code itself was
crappy, but certainly not worth $1.7 million like
they claimed."
He was sentenced to 16 years imprisonment, if
James, had been an adult he likely would have
served at least 10 years. Jonathan James later
committed suicide. for more visit http://www.timirexity.com and also like our Facebook page http://www.Facebook.com/timirexity. Thank you

Re: Jonathan James, The Guy Who Hacked N.A.S.A When He Was Just 15 Years Old. by LordIsaac(m): 4:38pm On Feb 27, 2017
Eya
Re: Jonathan James, The Guy Who Hacked N.A.S.A When He Was Just 15 Years Old. by abnsugbe: 6:43pm On Feb 27, 2017
I doubt and dont believe especially were you said he comitted sucide...In America,such people are given well Paid job...Bloggers sef

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Re: Jonathan James, The Guy Who Hacked N.A.S.A When He Was Just 15 Years Old. by hernandson(m): 7:32pm On Feb 27, 2017
Kai the guy no hack better thin ,wetin do bank
Re: Jonathan James, The Guy Who Hacked N.A.S.A When He Was Just 15 Years Old. by Nobody: 8:16pm On Feb 27, 2017
abnsugbe:
I doubt and dont believe especially were you said he comitted sucide...In America,such people are given well Paid job...Bloggers sef
It's true. he commited suicide because his extreme social phobia... lipsrsealed
Re: Jonathan James, The Guy Who Hacked N.A.S.A When He Was Just 15 Years Old. by oluwafreshkid(m): 8:17pm On Feb 27, 2017
hernandson:
Kai the guy no hack better thin ,wetin do bank

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonathan_James
He did commit sucide...

.
abnsugbe:
I doubt and dont believe especially were you said he comitted sucide...In America,such people are given well Paid job...Bloggers sef

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Re: Jonathan James, The Guy Who Hacked N.A.S.A When He Was Just 15 Years Old. by fabre4: 9:57pm On Feb 27, 2017
Or changed identity

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Re: Jonathan James, The Guy Who Hacked N.A.S.A When He Was Just 15 Years Old. by fernandoc(m): 10:13pm On Feb 27, 2017
Na lie. How this small rat go hack a whole NASA?
Re: Jonathan James, The Guy Who Hacked N.A.S.A When He Was Just 15 Years Old. by bigsmoke2(m): 11:24pm On Feb 27, 2017
Mabye he was abused in prison

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Re: Jonathan James, The Guy Who Hacked N.A.S.A When He Was Just 15 Years Old. by uckennety(m): 12:02am On Feb 28, 2017
U.S killed him

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Re: Jonathan James, The Guy Who Hacked N.A.S.A When He Was Just 15 Years Old. by Standing5(m): 2:50am On Feb 28, 2017
What if Nigerian yahoo-boys were half as smart as this guy? They are all into akwaba instead of the real intellectual stuff.

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Re: Jonathan James, The Guy Who Hacked N.A.S.A When He Was Just 15 Years Old. by castrokiller(m): 2:54am On Feb 28, 2017
He worked for america the part of suicide is false. I think he was mudererd. He died of self inflicted gun shuts and injuries.... So they say....u no sabi america ooo...
Re: Jonathan James, The Guy Who Hacked N.A.S.A When He Was Just 15 Years Old. by elvision1(m): 2:07pm On Feb 28, 2017
Naah, ah don't believe he just died.


Lmao, just read his wiki, he was such a threat that he was banned from using computers.
Re: Jonathan James, The Guy Who Hacked N.A.S.A When He Was Just 15 Years Old. by Nobody: 12:21pm On Feb 19, 2018
Someone will be telling me, crime doesn't pay. No one can deceive me again after reading this story

James Kosta came off the rails and divorced his parents at 13
At 14, he was convicted of 45 counts of technical burglary and convicted to 45 years in prison
Instead he was allowed to join the Navy at 18 as intelligence analyst
At 20 he joined the CIA tracking funds of warlords in Africa and Middle East
At 24 he sold his first dotcom company for tens of millions of dollars
Now 37 his games development firm turns over more than $10m a year
He also mentors 'troubled youth' to help unlock their potential
'When you look a little deeper, as people did with me, you're able to get kids focused on their potential'

Timberayz:
Jonathan James also known as "comrade",as
young as he was the he was had already gained
popularity for been the first juvenile to be sent to
prison for hacking.One of his most popular
hacking scheme was the hacking of National
Aeronautics and Space Administration(NASA)
database.
According to him, he was just looking around,
playing around. James's major intrusions targeted
high-profile organizations. He installed a
backdoor into a Defense Threat Reduction Agency
server. The DTRA is an agency of the Department
of Defense charged with reducing the threat to
the U.S. and its allies from nuclear, biological,
chemical, conventional and special weapons. The
backdoor he created enabled him to view
sensitive emails and capture employee usernames
and passwords. James also cracked into NASA
computers , stealing software worth
approximately $1.7 million.
According to the Department of Justice, "The
software supported the International Space
Station's physical environment, including control
of the temperature and humidity within the living
space." NASA was forced to shut down its
computer systems, ultimately racking up a $
41,000 cost. James explained that he downloaded
the code to supplement his studies on C
programming, but contended, "The code itself was
crappy, but certainly not worth $1.7 million like
they claimed."
He was sentenced to 16 years imprisonment, if
James, had been an adult he likely would have
served at least 10 years. Jonathan James later
committed suicide. for more visit http://www.timirexity.com and also like our Facebook page http://www.Facebook.com/timirexity. Thank you

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