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Hacking For Beginners – Manthan Desai 2010
49. World’s top 10 internet hackers of all time
What can hackers do to our PC? Are they really can break our security? The portrayal of hackers in the media has ranged
from the high-tech super-spy, as in Mission Impossible where Ethan Hunt repels from the ceiling to hack the CIA computer
system and steal the "NOC list,” to the lonely anti-social teen who is simply looking for entertainment.
Black Hat Hackers -
A black hat hacker, also known as a cracker or a dark side hacker (this last definition is a direct reference to the Star
Wars movies and the dark side of the force), is someone who uses his skills with a criminal intent. Some examples are:
cracking bank accounts in order to make transferences to their own accounts, stealing information to be sold in the black
market, or attacking the computer network of an organization for money.
1) Jonathan James
James cracked into NASA computers, stealing software worth approximately $1.7 million. According to the Department of
Justice, "The software supported the International Space Station’s physical environment, including control of the
temperature and humidity within the living space.” NASA was forced to shut down its computer systems, ultimately
racking up a $41,000 cost. James explained that he downloaded the code to supplement his studies on C programming,
but contended,” The code itself was crappy . . . certainly not worth $1.7 million like they claimed.”
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