ck enk amp ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁the ▁Australian ▁state ▁of ▁New ▁South ▁Wales . ▁His ▁family ▁moved ▁to ▁P ew au kee ▁Wisconsin ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁young . ▁He ▁was ▁homes cho o led ▁as ▁a ▁child , ▁and ▁proved ▁to ▁be ▁an ▁exception ally ▁intellig ent ▁student . ▁He ▁taught ▁himself ▁algebra ▁at ▁age ▁ 8 ▁and ▁entered ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Wisconsin – W au kes ha ▁at ▁age ▁ 1 4 . ▁He ▁later ▁moved ▁to ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Wisconsin – Mad ison ▁where ▁he ▁purs ued ▁a ▁gradu ate ▁degree ▁in ▁Computer ▁Science . ▁He ▁had ▁also ▁lect ured ▁on ▁computer ▁programming ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁New ▁Mexico . ▁ ▁Career ▁The ▁F BI ▁had ▁sus pected ▁that ▁He ck enk amp ▁was ▁involved ▁with ▁hack ing ▁before ▁he ▁graduated , ▁but ▁did ▁not ▁immediately ▁bring ▁charges ▁against ▁him . ▁After ▁leaving ▁his ▁university , ▁he ▁was ▁employed ▁at ▁Los ▁Al amos ▁National ▁Labor atory ▁as ▁a ▁computer ▁network ▁engineer . ▁Official s ▁at ▁Los ▁Al amos ▁have ▁stated ▁that ▁he ▁never ▁held ▁a ▁security ▁clear ance ▁and ▁did ▁not ▁work ▁with ▁class ified ▁information , ▁although ▁He ck enk amp ▁had ▁claimed ▁that ▁he ▁worked ▁in ▁a ▁highly ▁sensitive ▁area . ▁Senator ▁P ete ▁D omen ici ▁said ▁of ▁He ck enk amp , ▁" He ▁had ▁the ▁right ▁kind ▁of ▁brain , ▁but ▁he ▁didn ' t ▁have ▁the ▁right ▁kind ▁of ▁behavior ." ▁ ▁H ack ing ▁He ▁was ▁accused ▁of ▁hack ing ▁into ▁the ▁networks ▁of