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Famous computer hacker Kevin Mitnick…

June 17, 2021Weirdo

Famous computer hacker Kevin Mitnick only wound up in jail originally because a “friend” was pissed that Mitnick beat him at a $150 bet. | After being bested, Mitnick’s then-friend was so angry about losing that he called the FBI and blew Mitnick in.

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A professional security tester…

February 21, 2021Weirdo

A professional security tester named Jayson E. Street, was once hired to attempt to compromise the computers and networks of a bank in Beirut. He succeeded in the compromise and found several exploits, but was soon shocked to discover he had just robbed/hacked the wrong bank.

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A hacker, named Raphael Gray, posted stolen…

June 21, 2020Weirdo

A hacker, named Raphael Gray, posted stolen data of over 6.5k credit cards, claiming that the law enforcement was too incompetent to stop him. Gray’s arrogance annoyed ex-hacker Chris Davis so much that he found Gray’s information and informed the FBI about the crime, leading to Gray’s arrest.

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The FBI has struggled to hire…

May 15, 2020Weirdo

The FBI has struggled to hire hackers because of the FBI hiring rule that the applicant must not have used marijuana during the last 3 years.

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In 2010 a group of hackers hacked…

February 3, 2018February 3, 2018Weirdo

In 2010 a group of hackers hacked the 2010 School Board e-voting system in Washington DC, and got Bender (from Futurama) elected.

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In 2008 Russian hackers managed to infiltrate a computer…

May 10, 2017Weirdo

In 2008 Russian hackers managed to infiltrate a computer network that wasn’t even connected to the internet. Bugged USB drives were planted in a kiosk outside NATO headquarters in the hope that a NATO employee would happen to buy one and use it on their classified network, which they did.

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In 1974, two phone hackers stood on a California beach and from…

April 2, 2016Weirdo

In 1974, two phone hackers stood on a California beach and from two public phone booths intercepted every incoming call to Santa Barbara, and told the dialers the city had been wiped out in a nuclear explosion, causing a widespread panic.

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George Hotz, then 17 years old, was the first to unlock a first…

September 24, 2015Weirdo

George-HotzGeorge Hotz, then 17 years old, was the first to unlock a first generation iPhone and sold the iPhone for a Nissan 350z and 3 locked iPhones.

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In 1986, a sysadmin looking into a $0.75 accounting error uncovered…

June 24, 2015Weirdo

In 1986, a sysadmin looking into a $0.75 accounting error uncovered a KGB hacker that was stealing nuclear secrets.

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In 2008, hackers gained unauthorized access to a NASA spacecraft…

December 29, 2014Weirdo

In 2008, hackers gained unauthorized access to a NASA spacecraft’s control system but chose to do nothing with it.

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