To better understand hacking, one must first recognize the top 10 most famous hackers.
The attempt to manipulate a computer system or a private data pipe is known as hacking.
Some are good and are often referred to as white hat hackers.
Top 10 most famous hackers of all time, what they did and where they are now. Photo: Sora Shimazaki from Pexels (modified by author)Source: UGC
In contrast, black hat hackers can cause extreme damage, like taking unlawful control of the Space Station.
Cybersecurity has been an issue since the first internet connection was made in the 1960s.
Curious eyes never run dry, they say.
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This trend will continue to grow.
So, who is the most famous hacker ever?
And who is the most famous hacker in the world?
Who is the number 1 hacker in the world? Kevin Mitnick wears this title and is now a white hat hacker. Photo: Craig F. WalkerSource: Getty Images
Join us as we list the famous hacker’s nicknames and some interesting facts about them.
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He is best known for his high-profile 1995 conviction and five-year sentence for computer hacking.
Gary Mc Kinnon leaves Bow Street Magistrates court after failing in his bid to escape extradition in 2006 in London. Photo: Bruno VincentSource: Getty Images
Gary McKinnon aka ‘Solo’
He’s well-known for breaking into military and NASA computers.
He also gained access to NASA computers.
The government says that he cost them over $700,000.
Jonathan James, an American hacker (a grey hat ethical hacker) who was the first juvenile incarcerated for cybercrime in the United States. Photo: @jonathanjamesSource: Facebook
He says that he never intended to cause damage but rather to educate himself.
He also stole $1.7 million worth of NASA software by hacking.
He was the first juvenile incarcerated for cybercrime in the US when he was 15 years old.
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He died at his Florida home on May 18, 2008, of a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
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He has been working on his vehicle automation machine learning business, comma.ai, since September 2015.
George Hotz holds the Comma One Self Driving device as he speaks during the TechCrunch 2016. Photo: David Paul MorrisSource: Getty Images
He is one of the famous hackers that got caught.
Proof points to a drug-related death that was unintentional in 2018 when he was 37.
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Adrian Lamo in 2016 in a motel room in Long Island, NY. Photo: Jennifer S. AltmanSource: Getty Images
Jeremy Hammond aka ‘Anarchaos’
Jeremy Hammond is a Chicago-based activist and computer hacker.
HackThisSite, a computer security training website, was created by him in 2003.
He was first arrested in 2005 for the Protest Warrior hack.
Kevin Poulsen is an American former black-hat hacker and a contributing editor at The Daily Beast. Photo: @kevinpoulsenSource: Facebook
Ochoa was a member of Cabin Cr3w, an Anonymous-affiliated hacker group that broke into police databases in 2012.
He is banned from using the internet.
Jan Krissler aka ‘starbug’
He is a computer scientist and hacker from Germany.
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Krissler is currently working as a research assistant at the Technical University of Berlin.
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Taylor is now working as acybersecurity consultantfor businesses.
Jeremy Hammond founded the computer security training website HackThisSite in 2003. Photo: @thehackervoiceSource: Facebook
Who is the most dangerous hacker?
Cyber-criminals are hackers who put a person’s or an organization’s data in jeopardy.
Anonymous, Fancy Bear, Level Seven Crew, and others are among these entities.
Higinio Ochoa with his wife. Ochoa served nearly 25 months of his 27 months sentence for unauthorized access to protected computers. Photo: @tecmundoSource: Facebook
Who is the youngest hacker?
They start their hacking career from a young age.
Not all hackers are bad, however, some are passionate programmers and computer masters.
Hacker Jan Krissler claims to have cloned the fingerprint of a German politician using standard photographs taken at an event. Photo: Peter EndigSource: Getty Images
He has worked for the US government as a software contractor.
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