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6-Month Sentence for NASA Cracker

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the be-careful-who-you-crack dept.

lunartik noted an AP story running on a 6-month sentence given to Gregory Aaron Herns for cracking into the computer system at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center. 'Herns told federal agents he was looking for computer space to store movies he'd downloaded. It took hours for technicians to find the problem, fix it and patch the system's security holes.'"

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  1. With the direction Slashdot has been going lately, by Chess_the_cat · · Score: 5, Funny

    I'm surprised this wasn't posted under YRO.

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  2. Great idea by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Let's just download some movies. Oh wait, I've run out of space.

    LETS HACK NASA!

    Step 1: Download movies.
    Step 2: ???
    Step 3: HACK NASA!

    1. Re:Great idea by knipknap · · Score: 5, Funny

      Who has more expierience solving space problems than the NASA?

  3. Mmm. No. by Ligur · · Score: 5, Funny

    "It would be like clearing a sidewalk full of spectators with a fire hose so you can walk through it," said Assistant U.S. Attorney Greg Nyhus.
    More like breaking into a bank vault to store the bicycle you just stole.

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