wired.com— An exclusive interview with the british hacker that accessed the NASA network in search of UFO proof talks to Wired about what he found.
Jun 21, 2006View in Crawl 4
Well, having spent seven years working IT for a direct government contractor in the aerospace and defense industry (insert famous agency that is directly tied to agency in question here), I can tell you the probability of this actually happening is zero. Proprietary, secret and top secret information is kept off topologies that have avenues of outside communication. It's been that way for decades. Advancements and procedures of how information is handled improves almost constantly. That is applied to all sections of the government including agencies, independent agencies controlled by government sectors and contractors. No "ifs", "ands" or "buts."Now, taking human error into consideration and/or negligence for security there is the possibility that a machine or device could have been attached to a non-black network or had other means of standard communication available to it. Even so, the probably of such rogue information in this variable is highly unlikely as well. There are measures in place to counter such instances of accidents happening like this that have been in place since the early 70's that have morphed into more sophisticated means used today. And we're talking basic top secret stuff...nothing that is of national security or revolutionary standards such as suggested in the article. The measures to protect such things, if they exist, would go beyond public knowledge and understanding of available technology. It's almost surreal the steps taken to protect information.On top of that, there are other variables to consider. Speaking first hand, I know how information is organized and structured within protocol by agency standards. It's logical to assume that even the most sensitive stuff would be organized the same way as the non-sensitive items. No matter the area of topic, it is easily categorized and identifiable. Thus, you wouldn't just stumble upon a random picture or photos. You have classifications that are their own entity of category. To go a step further, NASA is very diverse in it's research. The odds are that you would more likely stumble upon photos of weather research craft and agricultural studies than UFOs and outlines of free energy....but even that itself is a longshot.As far as giving credit because the United States wants him extradited, the US now takes instances of intent very seriously. Whether or not he was successful in going as deep as he claimed (actually inside rather than trolling outskirts) is not of importance as it is attempts that are equally punishable by law and now vigorously pursued. A friendly port scan will not warrant a visit from an investigating agency, but not much more will.It's sad to see this actually being reported as news as I personally think it detracts from more important issues. I would sum it up to sensational journalism and a slow news day...and that was when it first appeared.Mod down at your whim!
andreas1999Jun 21, 2006
Sounds to me like the disclosure project will be next on Bulls**t.
Closed AccountJun 21, 2006
This is a repost.
deadbabyJun 21, 2006
This guy should be ashamed to call himself a hacker.
dustedbunnyJun 21, 2006
I thought the descrption sounded rather phallic.eheh.
solaruxJun 21, 2006
Well, having spent seven years working IT for a direct government contractor in the aerospace and defense industry (insert famous agency that is directly tied to agency in question here), I can tell you the probability of this actually happening is zero. Proprietary, secret and top secret information is kept off topologies that have avenues of outside communication. It's been that way for decades. Advancements and procedures of how information is handled improves almost constantly. That is applied to all sections of the government including agencies, independent agencies controlled by government sectors and contractors. No "ifs", "ands" or "buts."Now, taking human error into consideration and/or negligence for security there is the possibility that a machine or device could have been attached to a non-black network or had other means of standard communication available to it. Even so, the probably of such rogue information in this variable is highly unlikely as well. There are measures in place to counter such instances of accidents happening like this that have been in place since the early 70's that have morphed into more sophisticated means used today. And we're talking basic top secret stuff...nothing that is of national security or revolutionary standards such as suggested in the article. The measures to protect such things, if they exist, would go beyond public knowledge and understanding of available technology. It's almost surreal the steps taken to protect information.On top of that, there are other variables to consider. Speaking first hand, I know how information is organized and structured within protocol by agency standards. It's logical to assume that even the most sensitive stuff would be organized the same way as the non-sensitive items. No matter the area of topic, it is easily categorized and identifiable. Thus, you wouldn't just stumble upon a random picture or photos. You have classifications that are their own entity of category. To go a step further, NASA is very diverse in it's research. The odds are that you would more likely stumble upon photos of weather research craft and agricultural studies than UFOs and outlines of free energy....but even that itself is a longshot.As far as giving credit because the United States wants him extradited, the US now takes instances of intent very seriously. Whether or not he was successful in going as deep as he claimed (actually inside rather than trolling outskirts) is not of importance as it is attempts that are equally punishable by law and now vigorously pursued. A friendly port scan will not warrant a visit from an investigating agency, but not much more will.It's sad to see this actually being reported as news as I personally think it detracts from more important issues. I would sum it up to sensational journalism and a slow news day...and that was when it first appeared.Mod down at your whim!
tylerdurden0Jun 21, 2006
Good thing he hacked it before it walked up his ace.
eaglesJun 23, 2006
Don't worry. Before the US police can arrest him, Scottie will beam him up.
dagonwebJul 24, 2006
Yah the US succeeds spectacularly in biting its own ass again.
binaladinJan 22, 2010
Half of you idiots don't have a sweet f**king clue what's happening on this planet