Who has best hackers in the world?

China. By quite a significant margin, China houses the largest number of hackers on Earth. During the last quarter of 2012, the world's most populous country accounted for 41 percent of the world's hacking traffic.
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Who is the No 1 hacker in world?

Kevin Mitnick is the world's authority on hacking, social engineering, and security awareness training. In fact, the world's most used computer-based end-user security awareness training suite bears his name. Kevin's keynote presentations are one part magic show, one part education, and all parts entertaining.
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Who is the current best hacker?

The World's Most Famous and Best Hackers (and Their Fascinating Stories)
  • Kevin Mitnick.
  • Jonathan James. The story of Jonathan James, known as "c0mrade," is a tragic one. ...
  • Albert Gonzalez.
  • Kevin Poulsen.
  • Gary McKinnon.
  • Robert Tappan Morris.
  • Loyd Blankenship.
  • Julian Assange.
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Has Google ever been hacked?

The most recent Google data breach occurred in December 2018, when a bug exposed the data of 52.5 million Google+ users. This came just two months after another Google+ data breach came to light. In response to these two incidents, Google closed down Google+ in April 2019.
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What is the biggest hack in history?

  1. The Citibank Hack (1995) ...
  2. The Melissa Virus (1999) ...
  3. The Mafiaboy Attacks (2000) ...
  4. The American Military Hack (2001 – 2002) ...
  5. The American Businesses Hacks (2005 – 2012) ...
  6. The Iceman Hacks (2006) ...
  7. The Heartland Payment Systems Hack (2008) ...
  8. The Conficker worm (2008 – Present)
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Top 10 Most Dangerous Hackers In The World



Who hacked NASA?

McKinnon was accused of hacking into 97 United States military and NASA computers over a 13-month period between February 2001 and March 2002, at the house of his girlfriend's aunt in London, using the name 'Solo'.
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Who is legendary hacker in world?

Kevin Mitnick

In 1989, he hacked Digital Equipment Corporation's (DEC) network and made copies of their software. Because DEC was a leading computer manufacturer at the time, this act put Mitnick on the map.
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Who is Earth's most wanted hacker?

1. Kevin Mitnick. Possibly the most well-known hacker of all time is Kevin Mitnick. In fact, the Department of Justice called him the "most wanted computer criminal in US history." He was also one of the FBI's Most Wanted after hacking into 40 major corporations.
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Who hacked NASA in 1999?

A 15-year old with a PC hacked Nasa in 1999. Between August and October of 1999, Jonathan James used his skills as a hacker to intercept data from the Defense Threat Reduction Agency or DTRA (a division of the US department Of defense). He had access to over 3,000 messages, usernames and passwords of DTRA employees.
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How many times NASA has been hacked?

NASA said hackers broke into its computer systems 13 times last year, stealing employee credentials and gaining access to mission-critical ...
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How much money can a hacker make?

The national average for an ethical hacking job in the US is around $119,000. The lowest paying region is Minneapolis at around $97,000 while the highest is San Francisco where the average is $150,000. The point is that being a professional hacker is not only an interesting profession but it's a very high paying one.
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Are there female hackers?

Xiao Tian

She came to prominence when at 19, she formed a female hacking group called “China Girl Security Team”, which the largest female-only hacking group in China, with 2200 members. This group has ties with some of the biggest hacking groups around the world.
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Is it difficult to become a hacker?

Becoming a hacker will take intelligence, practice, dedication, and hard work. Therefore, you have to learn to distrust attitude and respect competence of every kind. Hackers won't let posers waste their time, but they worship competence — especially competence at hacking, but competence at anything is valued.
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Does India have good hackers?

India produces more ethical hackers — those who break into computer networks to expose, rather than exploit, weaknesses — than anywhere else in the world. The latest data from BugCrowd, a global hacking network, showed Indians raked in the most “bug bounties” — rewards for red-flagging security loopholes.
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Who is the youngest hacker in India?

A 17 year old young entrepreneur who is helping companies stay safe from all the security threats on the internet, Onkar Sonawane. He is the youngest Ethical Hacker and Cyber Security Expert. He is the CEO and founder of his own company, 'AlanceSec'.
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Can YouTube get hacked?

The signs of YouTube hacking can be recognized by those who know what they're looking for. The first red flag is not being able to sign in with your usual login information. This can be particularly worrying if you have other Google accounts because you use the same password to access different services.
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Is YouTube safe from hackers?

Hackers may use emails, text messages, or web pages to pretend to be institutions, family members, or colleagues. YouTube will never ask you for your password, email address, or other account information. Don't be fooled if someone gets in touch with you pretending to be from YouTube.
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Has Apple been hacked?

And now the one billion-strong iPhone user base has been told it was not alone. A shocking new report from Reuters has revealed a secretive company called QuaDream which has been hacking iPhones for more than five years, granting access to users' microphones, cameras (front and back) and monitoring calls in real time.
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Who hacked iPhone 13?

According to a report by Forbes, Chinese hackers who participated in the annual Tianfu Cup competition on October 16 and October 17, were able to break into the iPhone 13 Pro, Apple's new smartphone that was launched in September. The smartphone, which was (at the time) updated to the latest version of iOS 15.0.
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