Convicted computer people
Below is a listing of computer people that have been convicted of a computer crime because of hacking, creating malware, or other illegal activity. Clicking on any of the below links will open the biography for that person.
Aaron Swartz American computer programmer, writer, and Internet activist. Category: Convict, Editor, Founder, Manager, Programmer, and Writer | |
Alexey Ivanov Russian computer programmer and hacker. Category: Convict, Hacker, Manager, Programmer, and Writer | |
Barrett Brown American activist, author, and founder of Project PM. Category: Convict, Director, Founder, Manager, Twitter, and Writer | |
Craig Neidorf American hacker and founding editor of Phrack Magazine. Category: Convict, Editor, Founder, Hacker, Manager, and Writer | |
David Smith Author of the Melissa virus that he released to the world in 1999. Category: Convict, Manager, and Writer | |
Dimitry Golubov Ukrainian hacker and founder of the Internet Party of Ukraine. Category: Convict, Founder, Hacker, Manager, Personality, Twitter, and Writer | |
Hans Reiser American computer programmer, creator of ReiserFS computer file system and convicted murderer. Category: Convict, Entrepreneur, Father, Founder, Manager, Programmer, and Writer | |
Jeffrey Parson Creator of the B variant of the Blaster worm. Category: Convict, Manager, and Writer | |
Kevin Mitnick Computer security consultant, author, and hacker. Category: Convict, Hacker, Manager, Personality, Twitter, and Writer | |
Kim Dotcom German-Finnish Internet entrepreneur also known as Kimble. Category: Convict, Entrepreneur, Founder, Hacker, Manager, and Writer | |
Maksym Yastremski Ukrainian hacker and top online seller of stolen credit card information. Category: Convict, Hacker, Manager, and Writer | |
Mark Abene Infosec expert, computer programmer, cryptographer, and hacker. Category: Convict, Founder, Hacker, Manager, Programmer, and Writer | |
Max Vision Former computer security consultant and convicted online hacker. Category: Hacker, Manager, and Writer | |
Michael Calce Canadian computer hacker known for creating denial-of-service attacks (DDoS) at age 15. Category: Convict, Hacker, Manager, and Writer | |
Renukanth Subramaniam British hacker and founder of DarkMarket, Internet cybercrime forum. Category: Convict, Founder, Hacker, Manager, and Writer | |
Robert Morris Best known for creating the Morris Worm, the first Internet worm. Category: Convict, Father, Founder, Manager, Scientist, and Writer | |
Ross Ulbricht Founder of the online black market Silk Road. Category: Convict, Founder, Manager, and Writer | |
Sven Jaschan Self-confessed author of the NetSky and Sasser computer worm. Category: Convict, Hacker, Manager, and Writer |