Jonathan James and the NASA Hacking Case That SHOCKED the FBI

At just 15 years old, Jonathan James pulled off one of the most shocking cybercrimes in history — breaching NASA’s secure systems from his bedroom.

Using custom-built backdoors and stolen data, James accessed sensitive information, forced NASA to shut down for three weeks, and triggered a full-scale FBI investigation. But what led him to do it? And what happened when they finally caught him?

This is the true story behind the NASA hacking case that changed U.S. cybersecurity forever — and the teenage prodigy at the center of it.