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When Rutgers doctoral student Haisong Jiang slipped under a security rope to give his girlfriend a kiss before she left on a flight out of Newark Liberty airport Jan. 3, the resulting security breach threw the airport into a lockdown, and inspired everyone from politicians to ordinary business travelers to talk about airport security. While this incident grabbed headlines worldwide, it's only the latest in a long line of high-profile breaches to hit airports, computer networks and even the White House. Take a look at our list of seven famous breaches.
7. Presidential Dinner Crashers: Washington D.C., November 24, 2009
Tareq and Michaela Salahi, a Virginia couple, slipped past security and were uninvited guests at a White House state dinner. The event was to honor Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, but the well-dressed Salahis got all the headlines, mingling with guests and even getting a photograph with President Barack Obama.
Result: White House security systems are under review, two wannabes got 15 minutes of fame and may face criminal charges.
Tareq and Michaela Salahi, a Virginia couple, slipped past security and were uninvited guests at a White House state dinner. The event was to honor Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, but the well-dressed Salahis got all the headlines, mingling with guests and even getting a photograph with President Barack Obama.
Result: White House security systems are under review, two wannabes got 15 minutes of fame and may face criminal charges.
6. Man of Many Talents: Worldwide, Arrested, 1969
New York native Frank Abagnale was at different times an airline pilot, an attorney, a doctor. Actually, he was fooling security officials at airports, hospitals and other institutions. Abagnale was also famous for forging millions of dollars in checks and playing havoc with security systems long before computers.
Result: Abagnale was arrested in 1969 in France, served jailtime and later became a security expert. His life story became the inspiration for "Catch Me if You Can," a movie starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Tom Hanks.
New York native Frank Abagnale was at different times an airline pilot, an attorney, a doctor. Actually, he was fooling security officials at airports, hospitals and other institutions. Abagnale was also famous for forging millions of dollars in checks and playing havoc with security systems long before computers.
Result: Abagnale was arrested in 1969 in France, served jailtime and later became a security expert. His life story became the inspiration for "Catch Me if You Can," a movie starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Tom Hanks.
5. Grammy Gatecrasher: New York, Feb. 25, 1998
Picture it: Rock and roll legend Bob Dylan is jamming on stage during the Grammy Awards. Suddenly, a pasty man with no shirt is on stage next to Dylan. How did this guy get past show security? How come he's got SOY BOMB written on his chest? The man gyrates for about a minute on TV before being escorted off by security. The best part? Dylan never missed a beat.
Result: Artist Michael "Soy Bomb" Portnoy had been hired as one of dozens of show extras to dance in the background as Dylan performed, but he clearly went over the line. He never faced charges, but never got paid for his appearance.
Picture it: Rock and roll legend Bob Dylan is jamming on stage during the Grammy Awards. Suddenly, a pasty man with no shirt is on stage next to Dylan. How did this guy get past show security? How come he's got SOY BOMB written on his chest? The man gyrates for about a minute on TV before being escorted off by security. The best part? Dylan never missed a beat.
Result: Artist Michael "Soy Bomb" Portnoy had been hired as one of dozens of show extras to dance in the background as Dylan performed, but he clearly went over the line. He never faced charges, but never got paid for his appearance.
4. This is Only a Drill: Slovakia, Jan. 2, 2010
Airport security workers in Bratislava, Slovakia put a bomb in an unsuspecting passenger's luggage as part of a drill. Problem was, none of the airport staff being drilled removed the explosive and it was loaded onto a plane bound for Dublin. Fortunately, the bomb didn't explode, no one was hurt and the plane landed without incident. The bomb was recovered after the plane landed, when the passenger was arrested for carrying a bomb aboard a plane.
Result: The passenger was released, but European Union officials are demanding changes in Slovakia's airport security procedures.
Airport security workers in Bratislava, Slovakia put a bomb in an unsuspecting passenger's luggage as part of a drill. Problem was, none of the airport staff being drilled removed the explosive and it was loaded onto a plane bound for Dublin. Fortunately, the bomb didn't explode, no one was hurt and the plane landed without incident. The bomb was recovered after the plane landed, when the passenger was arrested for carrying a bomb aboard a plane.
Result: The passenger was released, but European Union officials are demanding changes in Slovakia's airport security procedures.
3. Security breach in the CIA: Arlington, Va., arrests made Feb. 24, 1994
Some spies spill secrets for ideological reasons. Central Intelligence Agency USSR expert Aldrich Ames was in it for the money. Beginning in 1985, the FBI says Ames shuttled the Soviets classified documents and was paid nearly $2 million over several years. Because he was schooled by the CIA, Ames was able to cloak his misdeeds for years.
Result: Ames and his wife Rosario were arrested, plead guilty and sentenced to jail.
Some spies spill secrets for ideological reasons. Central Intelligence Agency USSR expert Aldrich Ames was in it for the money. Beginning in 1985, the FBI says Ames shuttled the Soviets classified documents and was paid nearly $2 million over several years. Because he was schooled by the CIA, Ames was able to cloak his misdeeds for years.
Result: Ames and his wife Rosario were arrested, plead guilty and sentenced to jail.
2. Retail Hacker: Miami, Arrested August 17, 2009
If you shopped at T.J. Maxx, ate at Dave & Buster's or bought books at Barnes & Noble, computer hacker Albert Gonzalez may have had access to your credit card number. The feds say Gonzalez led a group of hackers who breached computer security systems and stole 170 million payment card numbers from ordinary people just like you. Gonzalez may have been emboldened by his experiences as a one-time government informant.
Result: Gonzalez's sentencing has been delayed. He's lobbying for a lenient sentence because he has Asperger syndrome.
If you shopped at T.J. Maxx, ate at Dave & Buster's or bought books at Barnes & Noble, computer hacker Albert Gonzalez may have had access to your credit card number. The feds say Gonzalez led a group of hackers who breached computer security systems and stole 170 million payment card numbers from ordinary people just like you. Gonzalez may have been emboldened by his experiences as a one-time government informant.
Result: Gonzalez's sentencing has been delayed. He's lobbying for a lenient sentence because he has Asperger syndrome.
1. Deadly Painkillers: Chicago, 1982
A string of deaths in and around Chicago in 1982 were blamed on Extra-Strength Tylenol spiked with cyanide. At first it was feared the poison had been introduced during the production of the painkillers, but authorities later said the pills were most likely tainted after they were stocked on supermarket shelves.
Result: The incident led to changes in the way medications are packaged, but the killer or killers remain at large.
A string of deaths in and around Chicago in 1982 were blamed on Extra-Strength Tylenol spiked with cyanide. At first it was feared the poison had been introduced during the production of the painkillers, but authorities later said the pills were most likely tainted after they were stocked on supermarket shelves.
Result: The incident led to changes in the way medications are packaged, but the killer or killers remain at large.
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