10 most famous hacks of all time

6 lines of code are enough to blow away $ 10 million of a business. The other 99 lines of code set up the first Internet virus (worm). The telephone network of the whole city is controlled only because a hacker wants a fashionable car . The systems that are considered to be the best security have been penetrated.

K. Mitnick Photo: CNN

1. In the early 90s of the previous century, legendary hacker Kevin Mitnick infiltrated the computer systems of a number of world-famous telecommunications and technology firms such as Nokia, Fujitsu, Motorola and Sun Microsystems. The character was arrested in 1995 by the FBI's Federal Bureau of Investigation and released in 2000. Mitnick never called his action a hack called "social engineering" - using tricks to deceive people. Use to get login information or exploit the system.

G.McKinnon. Photo: Telegraph 2. In November 2002, British hacker Gary McKinnon retired after getting into more than 90 US military computer systems in the UK. This character was later extradited to the US for trial.

3. In 1995, Russian computer player Vladimir Levin broke the Citibank information network to steal $ 10 million and became the first hacker to enter the banking computer system to steal money. International police Interpol captured this guy in England in 1995 after discovering Levin transferred money into accounts in the US, Finland, the Netherlands, Germany and Israel.

K.Poulsen.Photo: Discovery

4. In 1983, Kevin Poulsen , an American student, successfully infiltrated the Arpanet network, the predecessor of the Internet today. Poulsen took advantage of a flaw in the architecture of this "early" global information system to gain temporary control of the entire computer network of the United States.

5. In 1990, the local radio station in Los Angeles (USA) announced a competition with the award winning Porsche 944S2 car for the 102nd to call the program. And again, hacker Kevin Poulsen gained control of the entire telephone network of the city to make sure he had that number, and eventually won the luxury car award above. Poulsen was arrested a year later and was sentenced to three years in prison. This character is currently a prestigious editor of Wired News (US).

6. In 1996, hacker Timothy Lloyd (USA) "implanted" 6 lines of code into the computer network of Omega Engineering, which is the largest supplier of components to NASA and the US Navy. The "poison" code allows a "logic bomb" to explode and erase software that controls Omega's production, causing the company to lose $ 10 million.

7. In 1988, Robert Morris , a 23-year-old student at Cornell University (USA), launched the first network worm. Initially, he spread 99 lines of code to the Internet to test and quickly realized his program was able to spread very quickly on computers. Many PCs across the United States and elsewhere have been corrupted. Morris was arrested in 1990.

8. In 1999, Melissa virus was the first offensive software that could cause large-scale damage. Made by 30-year-old David Smith , Melissa spreads into the computer systems of more than 300 businesses around the world and completely destroys PC networks in these places. Damage was recorded after the incident amounted to 400 million USD. Smith was arrested and imprisoned for 20 months with a $ 5,000 fine.

9. In 2000, a character whose police did not publish an identity other than the MafiaBoy nickname hacked into a series of large websites around the world, including eBay, Amazon and Yahoo between February 6 and Valentine's Day. February 14 that year. The hacker gained control of 75 computers in 52 different networks, then ordered a denial of service attack on these systems. MafiaBoy was arrested in the year of the project.

10. In 1993, a group called itself " Deception Masters " entered the computer system of a number of organizations in the US such as the National Security Bureau, AT&T telecom, Bank of America. After successful hacking, they set up a "mistletoe" system that allows comfortable international long distance phone calls and can use many "private" channels for subscriber communication.