Following are the list of top 10 hackers in the world.
- Gary McKinnon
Infiltrated 97 US military and NASA computers. Installing hacking software and deleting files. McKinnon was looking for evidence of UFO's.
2. LulzSec
Group that attacked Sony, News International, the CIA, the FBI and Scotland Yard.
Several high-profile members have been arrested.
3. Adrian Lamo
Hacked Yahoo, Microsoft, Google and the New York Times. Went into hiding after turning WikiLeaks suspect Bradley Manning to the FBI.
4. Matthew Bevan & Richard Pryce
Hacked US military computers and used them to infiltrate foreign systems. Nearly sparked an international incident between USA & North Korea.
5. Jonathan James
Forced NASA to shut down its network after stealing software that controlled the living environment on the International Space Station.
6. Kevin Poulsen
Rigged a radio station call-in contest to win a Porsche. Jailed after breaking into federal database and obtaining classified US Air Force info.
7. Kevin Mitnick
Hacked the Pentagon, Nokia and Motorola, Hunted by the FBI and served 5 years in jail. Once banned from using the Internet and touching a keyboard for 3 years.
8. Anonymous
Hacktivist group that campaigns for internet freedom. The chinese government, the Vatican, the FBI and CIA are just some of its many targets.
9. ASTRA (Real Identity Classified)
Greek mathematician who stole and sold weapons technology data. Jailed for causing damage of over $360 million.
10. Albert "seqvec" Gonzalez
Part of the TJX identity theft that stole 36 million credit card numbers. The cost of the hack is thought to exceed $400 million.
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Hacked US military computers and used them to infiltrate foreign systems. Nearly sparked an international incident between USA & North Korea.
5. Jonathan James
Forced NASA to shut down its network after stealing software that controlled the living environment on the International Space Station.
6. Kevin Poulsen
Rigged a radio station call-in contest to win a Porsche. Jailed after breaking into federal database and obtaining classified US Air Force info.
7. Kevin Mitnick
Hacked the Pentagon, Nokia and Motorola, Hunted by the FBI and served 5 years in jail. Once banned from using the Internet and touching a keyboard for 3 years.
8. Anonymous
Hacktivist group that campaigns for internet freedom. The chinese government, the Vatican, the FBI and CIA are just some of its many targets.
9. ASTRA (Real Identity Classified)
Greek mathematician who stole and sold weapons technology data. Jailed for causing damage of over $360 million.
10. Albert "seqvec" Gonzalez
Part of the TJX identity theft that stole 36 million credit card numbers. The cost of the hack is thought to exceed $400 million.
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Forced NASA to shut down its network after stealing software that controlled the living environment on the International Space Station.
6. Kevin Poulsen
Rigged a radio station call-in contest to win a Porsche. Jailed after breaking into federal database and obtaining classified US Air Force info.
7. Kevin Mitnick
Hacked the Pentagon, Nokia and Motorola, Hunted by the FBI and served 5 years in jail. Once banned from using the Internet and touching a keyboard for 3 years.
8. Anonymous
Hacktivist group that campaigns for internet freedom. The chinese government, the Vatican, the FBI and CIA are just some of its many targets.
9. ASTRA (Real Identity Classified)
Greek mathematician who stole and sold weapons technology data. Jailed for causing damage of over $360 million.
10. Albert "seqvec" Gonzalez
Part of the TJX identity theft that stole 36 million credit card numbers. The cost of the hack is thought to exceed $400 million.
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Rigged a radio station call-in contest to win a Porsche. Jailed after breaking into federal database and obtaining classified US Air Force info.
7. Kevin Mitnick
Hacked the Pentagon, Nokia and Motorola, Hunted by the FBI and served 5 years in jail. Once banned from using the Internet and touching a keyboard for 3 years.
8. Anonymous
Hacktivist group that campaigns for internet freedom. The chinese government, the Vatican, the FBI and CIA are just some of its many targets.
9. ASTRA (Real Identity Classified)
Greek mathematician who stole and sold weapons technology data. Jailed for causing damage of over $360 million.
10. Albert "seqvec" Gonzalez
Part of the TJX identity theft that stole 36 million credit card numbers. The cost of the hack is thought to exceed $400 million.
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Hacked the Pentagon, Nokia and Motorola, Hunted by the FBI and served 5 years in jail. Once banned from using the Internet and touching a keyboard for 3 years.
8. Anonymous
Hacktivist group that campaigns for internet freedom. The chinese government, the Vatican, the FBI and CIA are just some of its many targets.
9. ASTRA (Real Identity Classified)
Greek mathematician who stole and sold weapons technology data. Jailed for causing damage of over $360 million.
10. Albert "seqvec" Gonzalez
Part of the TJX identity theft that stole 36 million credit card numbers. The cost of the hack is thought to exceed $400 million.
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Hacktivist group that campaigns for internet freedom. The chinese government, the Vatican, the FBI and CIA are just some of its many targets.
9. ASTRA (Real Identity Classified)
Greek mathematician who stole and sold weapons technology data. Jailed for causing damage of over $360 million.
10. Albert "seqvec" Gonzalez
Part of the TJX identity theft that stole 36 million credit card numbers. The cost of the hack is thought to exceed $400 million.
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10. Albert "seqvec" Gonzalez
Part of the TJX identity theft that stole 36 million credit card numbers. The cost of the hack is thought to exceed $400 million.
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Part of the TJX identity theft that stole 36 million credit card numbers. The cost of the hack is thought to exceed $400 million.
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ReplyDeletemotives are different than a Hackers motives. A Cracker breaks into a system or
software for Criminal purposes. They may wish to steal something and / or they
may wish to disrupt the system that they are in. Crackers are far worse than the
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