Top Black Hat Hackers In The World
In this post, I will talk about six famous black hat hackers and their hacks which made them famous or wanted.
1. George Hotz
2. Kevin Mitnick
Kevin Mitnick is well-known as the most-wanted computer criminal in the United States. He was in high school when he started hacking. For several years he hacked dozens ofcompanies. What interesting, for those “services” he was finally arrested in 1995 at his apartment for hacking. Kevin also has served 5 years in prison, nevertheless despite of his experience he runs his own security firm named Mitnick Security Consulting. The other side of the coin is, however Mitnick published a book that calls “Ghost in Wires”, which is about his upps-and-downs, victories and crushes. He shared that every hack was like a climbing to mountain and he reached the Everest. This is one more proof how talent have pined, because of a boredom.
3. Adrian Lamo
Adrian was called as the most effective and controversial hacker of the 21st century. That is very flattering status. He was famous for breaking into several high-profile computer networks. Lamo might use his gift to help people to consult, what is actually he did, but as exception and compromise. His baby steps in hacking, Adrian Lamo made pretty early and became known for the first time for operating AOL watchdog site. As many others, he was arrested in 2003 and had to correspond for each and every computer crime.Thus, even if Lamo now works as a threat analyst and public speaker, his glory will always follow him, because our past if the part of our “present” and a part of who we are.
4. Gary McKinnon
This “black hat” McKinnon hacked into 97 United States military and NASA computers.
He could be the biggest threat for government. Glasgow-born McKinnon
wanted the truth to come out and show itself. In March 2002 Gary was
arrested by police. “Black hat” used his hacking skills to “research”
his beliefs and evidence of UFOs inexhaustible source of power, into the
US government’s computers. He didn’t do that because of boredom, but
because of obsession and thirst to hidden knowledge. Probably this
computer crime is serious, but forgivable. Man wasn’t going to hack
computer system because he was bored or to prove something, we was
looking for truth no more than.5. Jonathan James
Story of Jonathan James is sad, nevertheless his life can be compared to come
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– short, but bright. In 1999 teenager at the age of 15 years old hacked
into Bellsouth and Miami-Dade school network. Jonathan James damaged
NASA Systems, it costed $41,000 to fix the systems. It goes without
saying that he made serious damage. To stole software from NASA that
worth $1.7 Million is one the biggest computer crimes. He wasn’t after
information or justice, he was after money… As they say, never speak ill
of the dead. Jonathan James was sentenced 6 months house arrest and
banned from using computer, however that didn’t prevent him to commit
suicide.6. Kevin Poulsen
This talented “cyber-terrorists” could have great career and almost blow
his chance. It seems that this hacker likes contracts and his life
reflects it pretty well. He hacked into the US Department of Defense’s
Arpanet. However later he worked as a consultant testing Pentagon
computer security. Late on Kevin hacked FBI, after that hacked phone
lines to radio station of Los Angeles… Poulsen’s life reminded American
switchbacks…Certainly he was wanted by FRI and finally they caught him.
Despite of such interesting past, Kevin is law-abiding citizen and has
several awards of International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences.