From the sublime, to the ridiculous!

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https://x.com/SaxX/status/2049802140856586450?s=20
15 year old alleged to have been respnsible for hacking the French Digital ID system (ANTS) . :joy:

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ā€¦ Yep, 15 appears to be a prime year for such doings. I particularly like the last mentioned who impersonated a CIA chief.

Famous 15-Year-Old Hackers

  • Jonathan James (c0mrade): In 1999, at age 15, James hacked into NASA, forcing a 21-day shutdown of their systems to investigate, and intercepted Pentagon emails. He was the first juvenile sentenced to incarceration for cybercrime in the U.Sā€¦

  • Michael Calce (Mafiaboy): At 15 in 2000, he executed a massive Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack that took down major websites like Amazon, CNN, and Yahoo!

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  • Modern Teen Cyberattacks: In 2023, a 15-year-old from Illinois was linked to devastating attacks on MGM Resorts and Caesars Entertainment. Another 15-year-old in Italy was caught in 2025 altering shipping routes for fun.

  • Social Engineering Experts: Teenagers have used social engineering to access high-level accounts, such as a 15-year-old who posed as a CIA chief and another who allegedly stole $24 million in cryptocurrency.strong text

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