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RE: The Man who hacked NASA and the FBI.
I remember reading that the "hack" was simply using the factory password ( Username: admin Password:password) on Nasa's router. I don't know how true that is but it's hilarious if accurate.
I didn't buy his "severely autistic" defense, but opposed extradition because the hack took place in the UK and wasn't a serious crime here (in fact I'm not even sure it was a criminal offence at the time).
Yeah i've heard that too. It could be possible but not likely because the US stated that he had hacked 950 password from NASA Computers, so he knew the passwords. And yeah the autistic defense is bullshit, he knew what he was doing and did it. Thanks for your comment, appreciate it!
Default credentials are very likely. Its an incredibly rampant problem today still. I'm sure it was even worse at that time.