The video discusses the stories of 12 of the most notorious hackers in history, highlighting their impressive computer skills and the damage they caused. The hackers mentioned include:
1. Albert Gonzalez, who stole over $100 million from ATMs and credit cards.
2. Christina Svechinskaya, a 22-year-old Russian who stole over $200 million from British and American banks.
3. David Smith, who created the Melissa virus that caused over $80 million in damages.
4. Michael Calce, a 15-year-old who took down websites like Yahoo and Amazon.
5. Vladimir Levin, who stole over $10 million from Citibank.
6. Kevin Poulsen, who tapped into phone lines and accessed FBI computers.
7. Ruben Tom Walker, who broke into an international network of computers.
8. Matthew Bevan, a British hacker who accessed US Air Force and NASA systems.
9. Kevin Mitnick, considered one of the most famous hackers, who accessed Nokia and Motorola systems.
10. A Finnish hacker who found a flaw in Instagram's system.
11. A hacker who stole military technology data from a French company.
12. Gary McKinnon, who accessed US military and NASA systems in search of information about UFOs.
The video concludes by noting that not all hackers are bad and that some are simply curious and seeking to share information.
Here are the key facts extracted from the text:
1. Albert González is known as the "millionaire hacker".
2. González stole over $100 million by hacking into credit card and ATM systems.
3. He was captured in a hotel in the United States and had over $1 million in cash confiscated.
4. He also had money buried in the yard of his parents' house.
5. Kristina Svechinskaya is a 22-year-old Russian hacker who was involved in a series of virtual robberies of British and American banks.
6. She used a Trojan virus called Zeus to obtain data and account information.
7. She stole over $200 million and was able to avoid jail by paying bail.
8. David Smith is the creator of the Melissa macro virus that was distributed via email in 1999.
9. The virus caused over $80 million in damages and Smith spent only a few months in prison and paid a fine of $5,000.
10. Maikel Calce, also known as "Mafia Boy", was a 15-year-old high school student who took down websites like Yahoo, Amazon, and eBay in 2000.
11. He used denial-of-service attacks to crash the websites, causing millions of dollars in damage.
12. Vladimir Levin is a Russian hacker who accessed the Citibank network and stole over $10 million.
13. He was captured in 1995 and paid a fine of $240,000 and spent time in jail.
14. Kevin Poulsen is a hacker who tapped into telephone lines in the early 1990s and won a car in a radio contest.
15. He also hacked into FBI computers and spent time in prison.
16. Matthew Bevan, also known as "Acid Burn", is a British hacker who accessed NASA and Pentagon systems in the 1990s.
17. He was searching for evidence of UFOs and extraterrestrial life.
18. A Finnish hacker found a flaw in Instagram's system that allowed him to delete any content from other users.
19. He contacted Instagram administrators and was rewarded with $10,000 for finding the flaw.
20. Kevin Mitnick is a famous hacker who penetrated Nokia and Motorola systems in the 1980s and 1990s.
21. He altered computer networks, read private emails, and tried to enter Pentagon computers.
22. He was arrested and spent time in prison but is now a computer security consultant.
23. Gary McKinnon is a Scottish hacker who accessed NASA and Pentagon systems in the 1990s and 2000s.
24. He was searching for evidence of UFOs and extraterrestrial life.
25. He was arrested and faced extradition to the United States but was not extradited due to health reasons.