World's Top 10 Hackers Ever


Bangalore: The word “hacker” inspires dread and wonder at same time. You dread about their potential to befall havoc into the otherwise normal lives; and wonder about their genuine geniuses. Read on to know world’s Top 10 notorious hackers ever.  

#10 Michael Calce:

When he first started hacking he was famously referred as mafia boy, and his name was prevented from getting public, for he was a minor, when fads nabbed him. A high school student from west island, Quebec who launched service attacks in the year 2000 against the top commercial websites including Yahoo!, amazon.com, Dell, E-trade, E-Bay and CNN. Like many hackers, Calce exploited websites primarily for pride and establishing dominance for himself and his cybergroup. On September 12, 2001, the Montreal Youth Court sentenced him to 8 months of open custody, one year probation, a small fine. He was restricted from accessing the internet. He obviously awestruck the people with his gig.

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