We may not agree with their methods, but we have to respect their talent in exposing the flaws in system. Without them internet wouldn’t have improved/expanded.

1. The world’s most famous hackers
&
How they embarrassed technology

2. 1876 - Alexander Graham Bell invents telephone
Let’s Start

3. Exactly two years later, a group of teenage boys were hired to
operate the switchboard but they were more interested in
knowing how the system works rather than operating. They
tried to hack the system and got kicked out. The word ‘Hack’
gained prominence thereafter.
First attempt to hack a system

4. Companies used main frame computers which were
huge, costly and slow.
1950 -1960’s

5. Programmers had to literally fight for the access time due to
cost involved. The brightest among them discovered what they
called ‘Hacks’ (Shortcuts) to improve the performance of
machine.
1950 -1960’s

6. In 1970’s John Draper discovers phreaking tool allowing users
to make long distance calls without the financial charges. John
admits calling White House during President Nixon’s adminis-tration
and gave them president’s secret code ‘OLYMPUS’.
Hacker Spotted

7. We have always been shameless
about stealing great ideas
- Steve Jobs
Steve Wozniak and Steve Jobs made ‘Blue Boxes’ based on
Drape discovery to help people hack in to phone system for
distance calling.
Following hacker’s footstep

8. Not until 1980’s, the word ‘Hacker’ earns disregard when
hackers used technology for questionable gains.
1986: US Congress passes the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, The Electronic
Communications Privacy Act to bring hackers under the law for cybercrime.
Hacker = Evil

9. Designed self replicating worm to exploit security loophole in
UNIX security system. The worm eventually affected one tenth
of entire internet computers at that time (1988).
Robert Tappan Morris

10. Poster child of hacking world, accused of stealing 20,000 credit
card details and computer software’s. Convicted of stealing
long distance codes from two telecommunication companies.
Kevin Mitnick

11. He is the first juvenile to be sent to prison for hacking. He gained
lot of attention by hacking in to government agencies such as
Department of defense, USA and NASA systems.
Jonathan James

12. Russian hacker, broke in to Citibank’s network and transferred
funds worth $3 - $10 million dollars to various accounts around
world
Vladimir Levin

13. Famous for hacking phone systems, particularly radio stations.
His iconic hack on Los Angeles radio station to ensure that he
be the 102nd caller to win Porsche 944 S2 sent him behind the
bars.
Kevin Poulsen

14. Also known as ‘Mafia Boy’, he launched ‘Denial of Service’
attacks on major internet giants including e-bay, Amazon and
Yahoo which brought their services to total halt.
Yan Romanowski

15. After going through all the taglines,
should we hate them?
The Decisive point

16. Yes, for what they did!
No, for what they taught!
The Desicion

17. We may not agree with their methods, but we have to
respect their talent in exposing the flaws in system.
Without them internet wouldn’t have improved/expanded.
Let’s Stop

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19. Reference:
http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/5-of-the-worlds-most-famous-hackers-what-happened-to-them/
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/internet-security/9942462/Five-of-the-biggest-hacking-attacks.html
http://list25.com/25-most-notorious-hackers-to-ever-get-caught/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Tappan_Morris
http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/10-things/the-top-10-hackers-of-all-time/
http://www.computerworlduk.com/slideshow/it-business/3278948/a-potted-history-of-the-it-industry-25-years-of-milestones/11/
http://www.dynamicchiropractic.com/mpacms/dc/article.php?id=18078
http://www.sptimes.com/Hackers/history.hacking.html
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