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The Cyber Crime Hall of Fame

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the do-they-get-cool-bronze-statues dept.

DigitalDame2 writes "Not all hackers are bad guys, but a few fall prey to the dark side and use their talents for evil — not good. In compiling this list of the craziest cyber crimes, PC Mag looked for a few things: ingenuity (had it been done before?), scope (how many computers, agencies, companies, sites, etc. did it affect?), cost (how much in monetary damages did it cause?), and historical significance (did it start a new trend?). Read on about famous hackers John Draper, Robert Morris, Kevin Poulsen, and others."

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  1. Trouble compiling by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    In compiling this list of the craziest cyber crimes, PC Mag looked for a few things:

    I'm having trouble replicating their results. I'm getting errors no matter which compiler I use. Did they use some expensive proprietary compiler?

    1. Re:Trouble compiling by arth1 · · Score: 4, Funny

      An AC wrote:

      try turning off all the advertisements

      If you turn off the ads at your end, you're just a user.
      If you turn off the ads at the server end, you're a hacker.

  2. They forgot one big hacker by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Michael Bolton.

    The criminal mastermind who successfully laundered (To clean... no, I mean... to channel money through a source or by an intermediary.) thousands of dollars from his employer, Initech.

    Like any great hacker, he was not caught due to the fact that all physical evidence of his crime disappeared...

    1. Re:They forgot one big hacker by Pugwash69 · · Score: 3, Funny

      Guilty of releasing some awful albums too, if I remember correctly.

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    2. Re:They forgot one big hacker by PitaBred · · Score: 4, Funny

      I believe the term is "no-talent ass clown" ;)

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  3. Must be said! by TheRealMindChild · · Score: 5, Funny

    FREE KEVIN!

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    1. Re:Must be said! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

      He is actually Free Now... The slogan have since changed to "PUT KEVIN BACK!".

    2. Re:Must be said! by TheRealMindChild · · Score: 3, Funny

      I refuse to let the meme die! Even if it completely irrelevant. I will beat this horse until its organs stain my clothes.

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    3. Re:Must be said! by g0dsp33d · · Score: 3, Funny

      Please don't stop there.

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    4. Re:Must be said! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

      He means free as in beer!

      Free (as in beer) Kevin Mitnick!

  4. Gary McKinnon by stewbee · · Score: 3, Funny
    FTFA

    Never underestimate the power of curiosity. In 2001 and 2002, British hacker Gary McKinnon gained access to Air Force, Army, Navy, NASA, Pentagon, and Department of Defense computers--97 in total--in a quest for evidence of flying saucers.

    Why do I find this so funny!

  5. Oooh! Oooh! I know! by $RANDOMLUSER · · Score: 5, Funny

    PC Mag looked for a few things: ... scope (how many computers, agencies, companies, sites, etc. did it affect?), cost (how much in monetary damages did it cause?), and historical significance...

    Windows 98?

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  6. Re:I know it's a pet peeve by SPQR_Julian · · Score: 5, Funny

    Only on Slashdot would a post explaining the technical differences between viruses, trojans, and worms be modded offtopic. Naturally, my mod points expired yesterday.

  7. Could be a better article by adona1 · · Score: 3, Funny

    They missed out the #1 hacker of all time, Matthew Broderick. And Eugene "The Plague" Belford...a very bad man.

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  8. My favorite Cybercrime by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    was when Phil Zimmerman exported munitions to teh terrists!