Mathew Bevan | |
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 Mathew Bevan | |
| Born | 10 June 1974 |
| Nationality | British |
| Other names | Kuji |
| Occupation | Hacker |
| Known for | Hacking |
Mathew Bevan (born 10 June 1974) is a British hacker from Cardiff, Wales. In 1996 he was arrested for hacking into secure U.S. Government networks under the handle Kuji. At the age of 21, he hacked into the files of the Griffiss Air Force Base Research Laboratory in New York.[1]
Bevan was intent on proving a UFO Conspiracy Theory.[2] His sole tool was an Amiga home computer with the blue box program Roxbox. According to Air Force Office of Special Investigations Supervisory Special Agent Jim Christy, Bevan was one of two hackers who had nearly started a third world war.[1]
- ^ a b Christy, Jim; Gelber, Dan (5 June 1996). "Security in Cyberspace—The Case Study: Rome Laboratory, Griffiss Air Force Base, NY Intusion". Congressional Hearings of the U.S. Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations. Federation of American Scientists. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
- ^ Bloodaxe, Erik, ed. (1 March 1993). "HoHo Con 1992". Phrack Magazine. 4 (42). Phrack Magazine.