In 2002 he made a strange message appear on US army computer screens.
It read: Your security system is crap, I am Solo.
I will continue to disrupt at the highest levels.
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He has also exposed more than 740 sex offenders online.
He was given 51 months in prison (then the longest sentence ever given for hacking).
He was also banned from using computers or the Internet for 3 years after his release.
Only 270,000 of the cash was recovered.
Robert Tappan Morris
Robert Tappan Morris is an American computer scientist and entrepreneur.
He also launched a series of failed simultaneous attacks against 9 of the 13 root name servers.
David Smith
We owe our thanks to Smith for creating and distributing the infamous Melissa virus.
On December 10, 1999 Smith pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 10 years and fined US $5,000.
Adrian Lamo
Adrian Lamo was a Colombian-American threat analyst and former hacker.
He used everything from libraries to coffee shops to avoid getting caught.
George Hotz
The acclaimed jailbreak artist will forever be connected with the April 2011 PlayStation breach.
However, releasing his hacking methods to the general public made his world a total mess.
He died on May 18, 2008, of a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
McKinnon also posted a notice on the militarys website: Your security is crap.
McKinnon was also accused of copying data, account files and passwords onto his own computer.
US authorities stated the cost of tracking and correcting the problems he caused was over $700,000.
He faced trial in the US and up to 70 years in jail if convicted.
source: www.techworm.net
