Hackers are often pictured as villains. They have been around since the dawn of computers. Hackers have wreaked more havoc than anyone realized. Law enforcement are not smart enough to catch up with antics that these hackers follow.
1. Adrian Lamo
Adrian was known as homeless hacker. He hacked into the internal computers of The New York Times in 2002. Lamo breached into private database and extracted information of more than 3,000 people who had contributed to paper’s Op-Ed section. His activity was caught and he was sentenced 2 years of jail and $65,000 fine. He recently leaked classified US Army documents.
2. Vladimir Levin
Vladimir is infamous Russian hacker, he stole over $10 million by hacking Citibank’s computers. He re-wired the money to various global accounts. He did not use internet to commit this crime, he tapped telecommunication system and listened to customers private account information. He was sentenced three years in prison. Most of the money he had stolen was recovered by authorities.
3. Albert Gonzalez
Albert executed one of the largest identity thefts in the history. He was sentenced 20 years of jail for his crime. He confessed stealing millions of personal credit and debit account information. He was accused for stealing 170 million credit card numbers.
4. Gary McKinnon
Gary was a scottish computer hacker. He gained access of 95 American military networks between 2001 and 2002. He reportedly left military a message - “Your security is crap” on its website. Mckinnon claims that he accessed images of potential alien spacecrafts during his hacks. United States government tried to extradite him but, he still lives in UK’s asylum.
5. Kevin Poulsen
Kevin was known as Dark Dante, he was just 20 year old when he exploited LA phone networks. He claims that he did it to win a prize from radio show. He also hacked into the phone calls of Hollywood starlet. Feds were after Kevin for a long time. He went on the run for 17 months. He was also featured on popular TV show ‘Unsolved Mysteries.” He served time in jail for his online crimes. He is now working as contributing editor at Wired.
1. Adrian Lamo
Adrian was known as homeless hacker. He hacked into the internal computers of The New York Times in 2002. Lamo breached into private database and extracted information of more than 3,000 people who had contributed to paper’s Op-Ed section. His activity was caught and he was sentenced 2 years of jail and $65,000 fine. He recently leaked classified US Army documents.
2. Vladimir Levin
Vladimir is infamous Russian hacker, he stole over $10 million by hacking Citibank’s computers. He re-wired the money to various global accounts. He did not use internet to commit this crime, he tapped telecommunication system and listened to customers private account information. He was sentenced three years in prison. Most of the money he had stolen was recovered by authorities.
3. Albert Gonzalez
Albert executed one of the largest identity thefts in the history. He was sentenced 20 years of jail for his crime. He confessed stealing millions of personal credit and debit account information. He was accused for stealing 170 million credit card numbers.
4. Gary McKinnon
Gary was a scottish computer hacker. He gained access of 95 American military networks between 2001 and 2002. He reportedly left military a message - “Your security is crap” on its website. Mckinnon claims that he accessed images of potential alien spacecrafts during his hacks. United States government tried to extradite him but, he still lives in UK’s asylum.
5. Kevin Poulsen
Kevin was known as Dark Dante, he was just 20 year old when he exploited LA phone networks. He claims that he did it to win a prize from radio show. He also hacked into the phone calls of Hollywood starlet. Feds were after Kevin for a long time. He went on the run for 17 months. He was also featured on popular TV show ‘Unsolved Mysteries.” He served time in jail for his online crimes. He is now working as contributing editor at Wired.
TAGS :
Posts
.png)
COMMENTS