Convicted: 10 Notorious Hackers of Our Time
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"You've been hacked" is a message none of us ever want to see. These people made a living out of sending out that message. Kevin Mitnick (Several Convictions in the 1990's) For several years he made a career out of hacking into computers, stealing corporate secrets, scrambling phone networks, and breaking into the national defense warning system which caused millions of dollars in losses. He has spent almost six years in prison in solitary confinement for his notorious crimes. It seems his hacking days are over, however. He is now a computer consultant, author, and public speaker. His story has inspired two Hollywood movies: Takedown and Freedom Downtime. Adrian Lamo (Convicted in 2004) Adrian Lamo admitted to various computer crimes directed at companies like Yahoo!, Microsoft, Ameritech, Cingular, AOL Time Warner, Bank of America, Citigroup, McDonald's and Sun Microsystems, but he is best known his in...