Jonathan James
“c0mrade”The Teenager Who Got NASA’s Source
First juvenile jailed in the US for computer crime
Rating
77Impact score
Domains
Government networksBackdoors
Scouting report
At fifteen, installed a backdoor on a Defense Threat Reduction Agency server and downloaded NASA software supporting the International Space Station. Sentenced in 2000 as the first juvenile incarcerated for cybercrime in the US. Died by suicide in 2008 while under investigation in an unrelated case he denied any part in.
Curator’s note
A cautionary card. The set tells it straight or not at all.
Sources
- 01Jonathan James en.wikipedia.org
- 02Computer Fraud and Abuse Act en.wikipedia.org