There are two types of hackers. The good hackers who are known as “white hat” hackers, and the bad ones…what we call “black hat” hackers.
So today we will present you with the list of six famous black hat hackers and their hacks which are responsible for making them famous... or are wanted by the authorities!
1. George Hotz
George Hotz is a young and talented man. Being a teenager, one summer evening in 2007, because he was bored at home, he said to … hack Sony's iPhone. It happened in June 2007, at that time George was only 17.
It was a challenge for him, how to hack the device. The secret was to figure out how to “talk to the device,” he said.
Among other things, he also said that what he did was completely legal. It seems that some people can become dangerous when they are bored..
2. Kevin Mitnick
Kevin Mitnick is known as the most wanted computer criminal in the United States. He was in high school when he started hacking. He hacked dozens of companies for several years. He was finally arrested in 1995 in his apartment.
Kevin has spent five years in prison, however, despite his experience he runs his own security company called Mitnick Security Consulting.
Among other things, Mitnick published a book titled “Ghost in Wires,” which chronicles his ups-and-downs, victories and crushes.
He says that every hack was like climbing a mountain, and he himself reached Everest.
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3. Adrian Lamo
Adrian has been described as the most effective and controversial hacker of the 21st century. That is a very flattering description. He was famous for his intrusions into several high-profile computer networks.
Lamo could use his talent to help people and provide them with advice on how to protect themselves. Adrian Lamo took his first steps into hacking very early, and first became known for running the AOL watchdog site.
Like many others, he was arrested in 2003 and had to answer for each of his crimes. Although Lamo now works as a threat analyst and public speaker, his fame will follow him forever, because our past is part of our present and a part of who we are.
4. Gary McKinnon
This “black hat” McKinnon hacked 97 computers of the US military and NASA. Gary He could be the biggest threat to the government. Born in Glasgow, McKinnon wanted the truth to come out. In March 2002 Gary was arrested by the police.
The “Black Hat” used his hacking skills to delve deep into and find evidence of UFOs and their inexhaustible energy source, which he believed was located in US government computers. He did this not out of boredom, but because of his obsession and thirst for knowledge of the “unknown.”.
This computer crime is probably serious, but not unforgivable. What is your opinion?
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5. Jonathan James
The story of Jonathan James is sad, however, his life may have been short but brilliant! In 1999, a teenager, 15 years old, hacked into the Bellsouth and Miami-Dade school network. Jonathan James destroyed NASA's systems, which cost them $41,000 to fix.
It goes without saying that he did more serious damage than that. The theft of NASA software, which cost $1.7 million, is one of the biggest computer crimes. His goal was neither to find hidden information nor to bring justice in his own way. All he wanted was the money…
But as they say, you should never judge a dead person.
Jonathan James was sentenced to 6 months of house arrest and was banned from using a computer, however… nothing could stop him from ending his life.
6. Kevin Poulsen
The talented “cyber-terrorist” could have had a great career… He hacked into the US Department of Defense's Arpanet. However, he later worked as a testing consultant at the Pentagon.
Then he hacked the FBI, after that the phone lines at a radio station in Los Angeles… Paulsen's life is reminiscent of an American movie. He was wanted by the FRI, until they finally caught him.
Despite this interesting past, Kevin is now a law-abiding citizen and has several awards from the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences.
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