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A brief history of hacking and some of its most prominent figures
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Hacking
Hacking - gaining unauthorised access to a computer or a network and then making computer systems perform specific functions against the wishes of the computer’s owner
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History's Hackers
Alan Turing
He hacked into Germany's machine which encrypted their messages during WWII by building a machine to decode the messages. Robert Tappan Morris
The creator of the first computer virus. His worm reached thousands of computers (a huge portion in 1988) and caused millions of damage even though he stated it was unintentional. |
Kevin Mitnick
Called "the most wanted computer criminal in United States History" by the US Department of Justice for his multiple attacks on technology and telecommunications companies. Julian Assange
Notorious for creating Wikileaks, he began hacking at 16 under a self mode code of not damaging what he hacked, not altering information, and sharing all information he found. |
Kristina Vladimirovna-Svechinskaya
This highly ranked Russian student from NYU stole millions from Bank of America and Wachovia. Gary McKinnon
In search for evidence of UFOs that he theorized the government is hiding, McKinnon hacked into the United States Ministry of Defense, Army, Navy, Air Force, and NASA. |
Timeline of Hacking
Scroll over the data points to learn about some of the most impactful events in hacking over the years.