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Khon Kaen University first-year student recognised by NASA for cybersecurity work
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A first-year Thai cybersecurity student at Khon Kaen University received a letter of recognition from NASA after identifying and responsibly reporting a security vulnerability in the US space agency’s information systems.
Key facts
- Khon Kaen University announced that Thanaphon Butsrisicha, a student in the Cybersecurity programme at its College of Computing, had received an official letter of appreciation dated November 5, 2026
- A first-year Thai cybersecurity student at Khon Kaen University received a letter of recognition from NASA after identifying and responsibly reporting a security vulnerability in the US space agency’s information systems.
- According to the university, NASA recognised Thanaphon’s contribution to maintaining the integrity and availability of its space information systems.
- Thanaphon identified a Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability, a type of security weakness that can allow malicious code to be inserted into web pages
Summary
Khon Kaen University announced that Thanaphon Butsrisicha, a student in the Cybersecurity programme at its College of Computing, had received an official letter of appreciation dated November 5, 2026. He is also known online by the alias nullbyt3z.
According to the university, NASA recognised Thanaphon’s contribution to maintaining the integrity and availability of its space information systems.