10. GARY MCKINNON
Gary McKinnon infiltrated 97 US military and NASA computers, installing hacking software and deleting files. McKinnon was looking for evidence of UFOs.
09. LULZ SECURITY
Lulz Security was a computer hacker group that has attacked Sony, News International, The CIA, The FBI and Scotland Yard. Several high-profile members have been arrested.
08. ADRIAN LAMO
Adrian hacked Yahoo, Microsoft, Google and New York Times. Went into hiding after turning Wiki-Leaks suspect Bradley Manning over to the FBI.
07. MATHEW BEVAN AND RICHARD PRYCE
Mathew and Richard hacked US military computers and used them to infiltrate foreign system, nearly sparked an international incident between the USA and North Korea.
06. JONATHAN JAMES
Jonathan James forced NASA to shut down its network after stealing software that controlled the living environment on the International Space Station.
05. KEVIN POULSEN
Kevin ragged a radio station call-in contest to win a Porsche. He was jailed after breaking into federal databases and obtaining classified US Air Force info.
04. KEVIN MITNICK
Kevin hacked the Pentagon, Nokia and Motorola. Hunted by the FBI and served five years in jail. Once banned from using the internet and touching a keyboard for three years.
03. ANONIMUS
Anonimous is the group that campaigns for internet freedom. The Chinese government, the Vatican, The FBI and CIA are just some of its many targets.
02. ASTRA
Greek mathematician who stole and sold weapons technology data, jailed for causing damages of over 360 million dollars.
01. ALBERT GONZALES
Part of the TJX identity theft ring that stole 36 million credit card numbers. The cost of the hack is thought to exceed 400 million dollars.
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