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NAMEHACKING INTENTMEDIA ARTICLESLEGAL CASE DOCUMENTSCONTACT INFORMATIONSOURCESReason for Inclusion
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Kevin MitnickHacking for fun, thrills, and excitement. https://www.theguardian.com/theguardian/1999/aug/10/features11.g22 http://law.jrank.org/pages/3791/Kevin-Mitnick-Case-1999.html
http://gbppr.dyndns.org/~gbpprorg/2600/mitnick_is_guilty/072699defapp.html
Attorneys:
Donald Randolph
Santa Monica, CA
800-726-3657
(310) 395-7900

Gregory Vinson
No contact info available
https://www.thenationaltriallawyers.org/profile-view/Donald/Randolph/13079/
http://gbppr.dyndns.org/~gbpprorg/2600/mitnick_is_guilty/072699defapp.html
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Jonathan JamesAs the first hacked prosecuted as a juvenile, he bragged about his activities to his friends and the press.http://www.miaminewtimes.com/news/hack-pack-6379188
http://www.nytimes.com/2000/09/23/us/youth-sentenced-in-government-hacking-case.html
N/A, possibly because he was tried as a juvenileAttorney:
Ted Klein, Miami, FL
(Deceased 2006)
http://justicebuilding.blogspot.com/2006/09/ted-klein-has-passed-away.html
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Max Ray ButlerMotivated by money: hacked banks & merchants to steal credit card numbers, which he then sold.https://www.wired.com/2009/06/butler-court/
https://www.cnet.com/news/iceman-pleads-guilty-in-credit-card-theft-case/
https://www.justice.gov/archive/criminal/cybercrime/press-releases/2007/butlerIndict.htmAttorney:
Public Defender Michael Novara
Currently First Assistant Federal Public Defender for the Western District of PA (Trial Division)
Phone: 412-644-6565
https://paw.fd.org/staff.htm
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Albert GonzalezMotivated by money and the lavish lifestyle that came with it, he hacked into business computer networks in order to steal credit and debit card account information. Coincidentally, he was once an informant for the U.S. Secret Service.http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/story?id=8374399N/A Attorney:
Rene Palomino, Jr.
Miami, FL
(305) 496-5017
http://www.legaldirectories.com/Palomino-Rene-Jr-798249-Atty.aspx
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Kevin PoulsenSpying interests, as his hacking resulted in the first instance of Federal espionage charges filed against a computer hacker. These charges stemmed from theft of a classified military document.http://www.nytimes.com/1992/12/08/us/hacker-indicted-on-spy-charges.htmlN/AAttorney:
Paul Meltzer
Santa Cruz, CA
(866) 276-0370 or
(866) 469-5578
http://www.nolo.com/lawyers/profile/law-offices-paul-b-meltzer-a-professional-corporation
https://www.lawyers.com/santa-cruz/california/paul-b-meltzer-263490-a/
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Adrian LamoWanted to exploit security weaknesses in systems such as the New York Times, Yahoo, Blogger, and other companies.https://nypost.com/2003/09/13/court-unplugs-times-hacker/
https://www.securityfocus.com/news/7771
N/AAttorney:
Former Federal Public Defender Sean Hecker
who is currently a partner at Debevoise & Plimpton, New York
(212) 909-6052
https://www.debevoise.com/seanhecker?tab=biography
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Vladimir Leonidovich LevinMotivated by money, Levin and his associates transferred $10 million to bank accounts worldwide by breaching Citibank's computer systems. He is a Russian national with accomplices in other countries.http://www.nytimes.com/1995/08/19/business/citibank-fraud-case-raises-computer-security-questions.htmlN/AAttorney information not availableN/A
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Marcel Lazăr LehelA Romanian hacker who identified himself as “Guccifer,” Lehel's's goal was identity theft and access to sensitive information (i.e., photos, medical records, correspondence, etc.) belonging to high ranking U.S. officials. Approximately 100 Americans were impacted, with this information later publicly released."His victims included an immediate family member of two former U.S. presidents, a former member of the U.S. Cabinet, a former member of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff and a former presidential advisor". https://www.justice.gov/usao-edva/pr/romanian-hacker-guccifer-pleads-guilty-computer-hacking-crimeshttps://cryptome.org/2016/04/guccifer-arraigned-detained.pdfAttorney:
Shannon Quill
Federal Public Defender
Alexandria, VA 22314
(703) 600-0800
Email: Shannon_Quill@fd.org
https://cryptome.org/2016/04/guccifer-arraigned-detained.pdf
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John SchieferThe first hacker to use a "bot net" to violate federal wiretapping laws, Schiefer infected more than 250,000 computers with malicious software and spyware used to steal personal data. His interest seems to be financial and experimental in nature.https://www.computerworld.com/article/2531532/cybercrime-hacking/botnet-ringleader-gets-four-years-in-prison-for-stealing-data-from-pcs.html
http://voices.washingtonpost.com/securityfix/2007/11/security_pro_admits_to_hijacki.html
N/AArthur Barens
Los Angeles, CA
(310) 557-0444
http://articles.latimes.com/2007/nov/10/business/fi-botnet10
https://www.lawyercontact.us/lawyer/los-angeles-law-firm-arthur-h-barens-law-offices/
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Mark AbeneOne of the members of the hacker group MOD ("Masters of Disaster"), Abene was charged with electornically accessing computer switching systems at telecommunications companies such as Pacific Bell and US West, as well as systems at credit reporting agencies. He did not receive money for these breaches, and stated that they were a result of his inquisitive nature.https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1993/07/03/computer-hacker-admits-electronic-data-tampering/4d16ff58-86c0-409b-8ea0-8f17535256a7/?utm_term=.6a13e3f5a98fhttp://www.textfiles.com/news/modbust.txtN/AN/A
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