List of Top 10 tech hackers and their present companies | Tech bells | Tech effects
Check out the list of top hackers in the world:
Kevin Mitnick: Kevin is considered as the top hackers among them all. He almost hacked companies like Nokia, Motorola, and Fujitsu. He was the most wanted computer criminal for the US police department in the 1990s. He has also been taken into custody by the police. As he confessed all the crimes as a part of the plea bargain, he received a 5-year prison sentence. Presently he is running the computer security consultancy under his name. He refers to hacking as social engineering.
Kevin Poulson: He first hacked the telephone lines in LA. He also participated in the hacking competitions and received a Porsche. He also had another name Dark Dante and he used this name only for hacking purposes. He also has seen in television hosting the show which solving many technical mysteries. After his release from prison, he restarted his life as a journalist.
Adrian Lamo: He was named as the “homeless hacker” as he only used libraries, internet cafes, and coffee shops as bases for his hacking. Most of his activities are related to breaking down the computers and managing the vulnerabilities. His biggest hacking which brings him fame is when he broke the internet and registered his name under the Time of India experts. He presently settled as a journalist.
Stephen Wozniak: Remembered this name? You can find out this in the co-founder of Apple. He actually began his hacking process with mobile phreaking. He even made phones to his friends when he was studying at the University of California. He also named phones as “Blue boxes”. He was later dropped from the university as he is alleged for hacking university computers. Later he combined with steve jobs and created Apple. The rest is history.
Loyd Blankenship: He is called as the mentor for the elite group in the 1980s. He got the fame for the manifesto written for the hacking activities. Which he wrote after his arrest. A Movie has also been made using the principles of this book with the stars like Angelina Jolie.
Michael Calce: Calce started hacking from the 15 years of age. He first hacked the largest commercial website in the world. On Valentine's day in 2000, He launched the cyber attack among 75 computers in 52 networks. He was in jail for 8 months, restricted use of the internet and a small fine.
Robert Tappan Morris: He was the only reason for the computer virus 1988 which was later traced at Cornell University. This virus infected to almost 6,000 major Unix machines. He received an arrest warrant for three years.
The masters of Deception: This is a group of elite hackers and a New-York based group. They targeted the US phone system in the mid-years of the 80s. After they broke into AT&T’s Computer system, all the government officials targeted this group. After some members in this group received a jail or suspended sentence from the court.
David.L.Smith: he is the inventor of the world's first email virus he nearly caused damage to the worth of $80 million and sentenced to jail later.Sven Jaschan: Jaschan was also responsible for the virus which can create a bridge for the malware and spy wares. He was now hired by a security company
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