1. Jonathan James: James gained notoriety when he became the first juvenile to be sent to
prison for hacking. He was sentenced at the age of 16 . In an anonymous PBS interview, he
professes, "I was just looking around, playing around. What was fun for me was a
challenge to see what I cou ld pull off." James also cracked into NASA computers,
stealing software worth approxim ately $1.7 million.
2. Adrian Lamo: Lamo's claim to fame is his break-ins at major organizations like The New
York Times and Microsoft. Dubbed the "homeless hacker," he used Internet connections
at Kinko's, coffee shops and libraries to make his intrusions. In a profile article, "He Hacks
by Day, Squats by Night," Lamo reflects, "I have a laptop in Pittsburgh, a change of
clothes in D.C. It kind of redefines the term multi-jurisdictional."
3. Kevin Mitnick: A self-proclaimed "hacker poster boy," Mitnick went through a highly
publicized pursuit by authoritie s. His mischief was hyped by the media but his actual
offenses may be less notable than his notoriety suggests. The Department of Justice
describes him as "the most wanted computer criminal in United States history." His
exploits were detailed in two movies: Freedom Downtime and Takedown.
4. Kevin Poulsen: Also known as Dark Dante, he gained recognition for his hack of LA
radio's KIIS-FM phone lines, which earned him a brand new Porsche, among other items.
His hacking specialty, however, revolved around telephones.
5. Robert Tappan Morris : Morris, son of former National Security Agency scientist Robert
Morris, is known as the creator of the Morris Worm, the first computer worm to be
unleashed on the Internet. As a result of this crime, he wa s the first person prosecuted
under the 1986 Computer Fraud and Abuse Act.
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