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Cliff Stoll Role in Uncovering The Cuckoo’s Egg Hacker
Aren’t there many stories about hackers who exploit vulnerabilities in computer systems? These vulnerabilities often create complete havoc in every department due to what others regard as almost nothing more than a typographical mistake. In late October 1990, there was such a story. It happened to Cliff Stoll, who was based at the Lawrence Berkeley … Continue reading “Cliff Stoll Role in Uncovering The Cuckoo’s Egg Hacker”
Denver and the 1990 NASA Hacker Scandal
How could a single hacker sit in their home cause chaos at NASA? This is what happened in 1990, when a delinquent hacker from Denver was able to enter NASA’s computers and connect to the NASA systems up from the city of Huntsville beside numerous others on separate occasions. Also, using nothing else but a … Continue reading “Denver and the 1990 NASA Hacker Scandal”
MCI DEC Network Under Siege: Mitnick’s 1988 Cyber Attack
Imagine being the most wanted hacker in the world and slipping through the cracks of some of the most secured networks. Kevin Mitnick did that in 1988 when he broke into the MCI DEC (Digital Equipment Corporation) network. At that time, the name DEC was big in the tech business world. They were someone to … Continue reading “MCI DEC Network Under Siege: Mitnick’s 1988 Cyber Attack”
“Prophet” Cracks BellSouth AIMSX Computer Network in 1988
Picture this. It’s late night, and you’re at your desk, casually browsing the internet, when, out of the blue, you notice something that you ought to have spotted—something that one would think one shouldn’t come across at all. This was how a hacker known as “Prophet” got himself into trouble in 1989. As he was … Continue reading ““Prophet” Cracks BellSouth AIMSX Computer Network in 1988 “
1987: Hackers Breach Sprint Telecom System—Here’s What Happened
In 1987, a Sprint telecom engineer sat at his desk, sipping coffee and staring at the blinking lights on his control board. Everything seemed normal until it wasn’t. Suddenly, phones were ringing off the hook with complaints of weird calls, fake phone numbers, and even jammed emergency lines. It wasn’t long before they realized the … Continue reading “1987: Hackers Breach Sprint Telecom System—Here’s What Happened”
1987: Chaos Computer Club Hacks NASA’s SPAN on VMS 4.4
Just envision yourself being in front of a computer in 1987 and being aware that by typing some code, you get into NASA’s intranet. Sounds impossible, right? However, that is something that a group of German hackers from the Chaos Computer Club (CCC) achieved. Hackers known as the ‘Summer of 1987 breakers’ hacked one of … Continue reading “1987: Chaos Computer Club Hacks NASA’s SPAN on VMS 4.4”
