1. Jonathan James
16-year-old black hat hacker Jonathan James, became the first juvenile imprisoned for cybercrime. James gained his notoriety by implementing a series of successful intrusions into various systems. In an anonymous PBS interview, he professes, “I was just looking around, playing around. What was fun for me was a challenge to see what I could pull off.” Also See: Top 10 richest tennis players in history of the world (Males and Females)
James’ major intrusions targeted high-profile organizations such as NASA and the Department of Defense. He cracked into NASA computers, stealing software worth approximately $1.7 million. He also hacked into the Defense Threat Reduction Agency and intercepted over 3,000 highly secretive messages passing to and from the DTRA employees, while collecting many usernames and passwords.
Also known as “c0mrade,” James committed suicide using a gun, On May 18, 2008, at the age of 25. His suicide was apparently motivated by the belief that he would be prosecuted for crimes he had not committed. “I honestly, honestly had nothing to do with TJX,” James wrote in his suicide note, “I have no faith in the ‘justice’ system. Perhaps my actions today, and this letter, will send a stronger message to the public. Either way, I have lost control over this situation, and this is my only way to regain control.”
-wonderslist
CLICK HERE to join our BBM Channel for faster updates
TOP POSTS YESTERDAY
- Celebrity Focus: The wealth and expensive lifestyle of Justin Bieber (With Pictures)
- See features of Air Force One (US President’s aircraft) – You will be amazed!!
- Top 10 richest tennis players in history of the world (Males and Females)
- 13 untold sex secrets you really need to know!
- Unable to upgrade to BlackBerry OS 10.3.1 due to insufficient space: See how to fix
- OMG!! See the giant snake that was found in Lagos flood (Photo + Video)
- Actress Eniola Badmus wears bumshots in new pics – See how she looks in it!
- Celebrities who suffered TRAGEDY in the occult (With Pictures)
- Top 20 hottest and curvy celebrities in Hollywood (+Photos)
- Leaked Letter: Saraki writes APC, explains why he moved against the party (READ)
Discussion about this post