BEST HACKERS WORLD HAS EVER SEEN...
1. Jonathan James:James gained notoriety when he became the first
juvenile to be sent toprison for hacking. He was sentenced at the age
of 16 . In an anonymous PBS interview, he professes, "I was just looking
around, playing around. What was fun for me was achallenge to see what
I could pull off." James also cracked into NASA computers,stealing software
worth approximately $1.7 million.
2. Adrian Lamo:Lamo's claim to fame is his break-ins at major organizations
like The NewYork Times and Microsoft. Dubbed the "homeless hacker," he
used Internet connections at Kinko's, coffee shops and libraries to make his
intrusions. In a profile article, "He Hacks by Day, Squats by Night," Lamo reflects,
"I have a laptop in Pittsburgh, a change of clothes in D.C. It kind of redefines
the term multi-jurisdictional."
3. Kevin Mitnick: A self-proclaimed "hacker poster boy," Mitnick went through
a highly publicized pursuit by authorities. His mischief was hyped by the media
but his actual offenses may be less notable than his notoriety suggests. The
Department of Justice describes him as "the most wanted computer criminal in
United States history." His exploits were detailed in two movies: Freedom
Downtime and Takedown.
4. Kevin Poulsen: Also known as Dark Dante, he gained recognition for his hack
of LA radio's KIIS-FM phone lines, which earned him a brand new Porsche,
among other items.His hacking specialty, however, revolved around telephones.
5. Robert Tappan Morris: Morris, son of former National Security Agency scientist
Robert Morris, is known as the creator of the Morris Worm, the first computer
worm to be unleashed on the Internet. As a result of this crime, he was the first
person prosecuted under the 1986 Computer Fraud and Abuse Act.
juvenile to be sent toprison for hacking. He was sentenced at the age
of 16 . In an anonymous PBS interview, he professes, "I was just looking
around, playing around. What was fun for me was achallenge to see what
I could pull off." James also cracked into NASA computers,stealing software
worth approximately $1.7 million.
2. Adrian Lamo:Lamo's claim to fame is his break-ins at major organizations
like The NewYork Times and Microsoft. Dubbed the "homeless hacker," he
used Internet connections at Kinko's, coffee shops and libraries to make his
intrusions. In a profile article, "He Hacks by Day, Squats by Night," Lamo reflects,
"I have a laptop in Pittsburgh, a change of clothes in D.C. It kind of redefines
the term multi-jurisdictional."
3. Kevin Mitnick: A self-proclaimed "hacker poster boy," Mitnick went through
a highly publicized pursuit by authorities. His mischief was hyped by the media
but his actual offenses may be less notable than his notoriety suggests. The
Department of Justice describes him as "the most wanted computer criminal in
United States history." His exploits were detailed in two movies: Freedom
Downtime and Takedown.
4. Kevin Poulsen: Also known as Dark Dante, he gained recognition for his hack
of LA radio's KIIS-FM phone lines, which earned him a brand new Porsche,
among other items.His hacking specialty, however, revolved around telephones.
5. Robert Tappan Morris: Morris, son of former National Security Agency scientist
Robert Morris, is known as the creator of the Morris Worm, the first computer
worm to be unleashed on the Internet. As a result of this crime, he was the first
person prosecuted under the 1986 Computer Fraud and Abuse Act.
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