PART 1
In this video you will be exposed to the top ten hackers in history and their stories of success, failure, and their individual demise!
Hackers are deemed in a negative opinion; however, ethical hacking also exists. Which is hacking for the benefit of society to protect law and order. I mention this because as you will soon see by watching this video that some of these infamous hackers turn white hat (ethical hacker) from black hat (unethical hacker).
Hackers covered in this documentary are:
1. Kevin Mitnick
2. Anonymous
3. Adrian Lamo
4. Albert Gonzalez
5. Matthew Bevan and Richard Pryce
6. Jeanson James Ancheta
7. Michael Calce
8. Kevin Poulsen
9. Jonathan James
10. ASTRA
PART 2
There have been numerous cyber attacks in recent years, and it's difficult to rank them definitively. However, here are ten significant cyber attacks that have caused significant damage:
WannaCry ransomware attack (2017): This ransomware attack affected more than 200,000 computers in 150 countries. It encrypted files and demanded a ransom in bitcoin for the files to be decrypted.
Equifax data breach (2017): This data breach affected 143 million customers' personal information, including Social Security numbers, birth dates, and addresses.
Yahoo data breaches (2013-2014): In what was one of the largest data breaches in history, Yahoo announced that all three billion of its user accounts were compromised in 2013 and 2014. The data stolen included email addresses, phone numbers, and birth dates.
Target data breach (2013): In this breach, hackers stole credit card and personal information from 110 million Target customers.
Sony Pictures hack (2014): The hack of Sony Pictures resulted in the leak of private emails and personal information of employees. It was reportedly carried out by a group affiliated with North Korea.
JPMorgan Chase data breach (2014): Hackers stole the personal information of 83 million JPMorgan Chase customers, including names, addresses, and phone numbers.
NotPetya ransomware attack (2017): This ransomware attack spread through Ukraine and then quickly spread to other countries, causing billions of dollars in damage to businesses worldwide.
Stuxnet attack (2010): Stuxnet was a highly sophisticated computer worm that targeted Iran's nuclear program. It was reportedly developed jointly by the United States and Israel.
Anthem data breach (2015): This data breach affected 80 million Anthem customers and resulted in the theft of personal information, including Social Security numbers and birth dates.
OPM data breach (2015): This data breach of the U.S. Office of Personnel Management affected 22 million current and former federal employees. Personal information, including Social Security numbers and fingerprints, was stolen.
Note that this list is not exhaustive and is in no particular order. There have been many other significant cyber attacks, and the threat of cyber attacks continues to evolve and grow in complexity.
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