Gary McKinnon
“Solo”The UFO Hunter
Searching US military networks for evidence of UFOs
Rating
76Impact score
Domains
Default credentialsExtradition law
Scouting report
Scanned US military and NASA networks for machines with blank administrator passwords and found plenty. US prosecutors called it the biggest military computer hack of all time; a decade-long extradition fight ended in 2012 when the UK Home Secretary blocked it on human-rights grounds.
Curator’s note
Two words: no password. That is the whole exploit.
Sources
- 01Gary McKinnon en.wikipedia.org
- 02BBC, 2012 — extradition to the US blocked bbc.com