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The most infamous hackers who became a headache for authorities and local governments.
A hacker is someone who loves to discover new shortcuts of doing things to minimize the invested time.
In context of cyber world a hacker is someone who breaches the components of networking system.
Despite that, he was able to hack into the internal computers of The New York Times in 2002.
He was sentenced to two years of probation and fined nearly $65,000.
He just cracked the telecommunication system of the bank to listen customers sharing their personal account credentials.
3.Albert Gonzalez:
He executed one of the biggest identity thefts in the history of Cyber-crimes.
According to Associate Press, he was accused of stealing 170 million credit card numbers.
The US has tried to extradite him, but he has taken assylum in United Kingdom.
After the feds started looking of him, Poulsen went on the run for 17 months.
He was featured on the popular TV show Unsolved Mysteries.
After serving time for his online crimes, Poulsen turned to journalism.
He now serves as a contributing editor at Wired.
The group is still active and is one of the most well known hacking groups of today.
They generally target Western organizations including media outlets, who oppose Syria.
The information he accessed included confidential data about jet fighters and other military-grade aircrafts.
Astra then sold this secret information to numerous countries over a span of five years.
As a result of this infamous hack, Dassaults losses hit more than $360 million.
Their icon is Guy Fawkes Mask.The group began in 2003 in the online forum 4chan.
The group has targeted the Church of Scientology, the KKK, Paypal, and many other high-profile institutions.
It is known for its tagline, We are Anonymous.
We do not forgive.
We do not forget.
10.Kevin Mitnick:
One of the best hackers to date.
The World is still full of dangerous hackers, some are hidden and some operate in open.
The above list is just a chunk of the show.
source: www.techworm.net
