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Melbourne Teen Hacked Into Apple's Secure Computer Network, Court Told (theage.com.au)

Posted by msmash on from the child's-play dept.

A Melbourne private schoolboy who repeatedly broke into Apple's secure computer systems is facing criminal charges after the technology giant called in the FBI. From a report: The teen, who cannot be named for legal reasons, broke into Apple's mainframe from his suburban home on multiple occasions over a year because he was such a fan of the company, according to his lawyer. The Children's Court heard on Thursday that he had downloaded 90GB of secure files and accessed customer accounts. His offending from the age of 16 saw him develop computerized tunnels and online bypassing systems to hide his identity until a raid on his family home uncovered a litany of hacking files and instructions all saved in a folder titled "hacky hack hack."

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  1. Poor kid by SuperKendall · · Score: 3, Insightful

    I feel really sorry for young hackers like this, who are just doing the exploration for fun and not really in it for espionage or destructive motives... this is one case where I really wish Apple would have hired him to do security testing and not sent his life on a downward spiral.

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    1. Re:Poor kid by DontBeAMoran · · Score: 3, Insightful

      On one hand I agree with you in principle

      I know it's sad, but there's so many people using the word "principal" when they meant to use "principle" that I feel obligated to give you this virtual moderation:

      +1, Proper grammar.

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  2. Re:Flash forward by Opportunist · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Nope. Sorry to burst that bubble, but a criminal record is not a letter of recommendation.

    Or, in the words of an ex-boss of mine "I don't need people with a criminal record. People who don't know how not to get caught are bad for the company reputation".

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  3. Re:Flash forward by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Insightful

    Obviously a card carrying member of the Republican Party.