1.
Chaos Computer Club:
The Chaos Computer Club was formed on
September 12, 1981 in Berlin. They hacked into German Bildschirmtext computer
network and debiting 134,000 Deutsch Marks from a Hamburg bank. They returned
the money the next day, only to prove that
the system’s security was futile.
This hacking club was also involved in a cyberespionage case in 1989. They
hacked into corporate and government computers in the US and sold the vital and
valuable source code to the KGB. To protest against French nuclear testing The
Chaos Computer Club hacked and published the fingerprints of Germany’s Minister
of the Interior, Wolfgang Schäuble, and to expose a government Trojan horse
spyware device.
2. The
Level Seven Crew:
This group was named such to mean the seventh level of
hell as described in Dante’s Inferno. In 1999, the first crew hacked into 60
high profile computer systems. These included names like NASA, Sheraton Hotels
and The First American National Bank. They are believed to be the first group
to have hacked into a Moroccan domain. They also broke into the website of the
US Embassy in China and defaced it with racist slogans to protest the United
States’ accidental bombing of the Chinese Embassy in Belgrade. The group
was known for their hacktivism and disbanded in 2000.
3. Global KOS
The goal of Global kOS (pronounced “chaos”)
was exactly that: to create as much online disorder as possible on a global
scale. . Their members included AcidAngel, Shadow Hunter, The Assassin etc., The
group was responsible for providing a slew of automated hacker tools to the
online community. This meant that so-called “script-kiddies,” who don’t
necessarily have any true computer programming abilities, could wreak havoc without
much technical knowhow.
Created in 1996 by AcidAngel, “Up Yours!” was a denial of service tool used to
bring down the websites of 40 politicians, including that of Rush Limbaugh, as
well as those of MTV and the Ku Klux Klan. Other tools developed by Global kOS
include the kOS Crack, for cracking passwords, and BattlePong, an IRC flooding
utility.
4. TeaMp0isoN
By the
name Trick a 16 year old boy started this TeaMpoison in 2010. The group was
responsible for hacking into Facebook, NATO, and the English Defense League.
They also hacked into an email account and retrieved personal data about former
British Prime Minister Tony Blair.
And when Research was on developer of
the BlackBerry smartphone, planned to help police during the 2011
England riots, TeaMp0isoN defaced the official BlackBerry blog, writing, “We
are all for the rioters that are engaging in attacks on the police and
government.”
The group also hacked the British Anti-terrorism Hotline to protest the
extradition of suspects to the US. The group claims to be politically
motivated, aiming to expose international governments hiding their wrongdoings.
5. Masters of Deception
This Group is situated in New York .This hacker
group is named Masters of Deception was
formed in 1989, as a bitter rival to Texas-based hackers Legion of Doom. The
groups’ one-upmanship soon evolved into all out war, with racial and class
overtones adding extra tension.
To prove their hacking prowess, Masters of Deception members allegedly carried
out what has been dubbed “one of the most extensive thefts of computer
information ever reported.” According to reports, they broke into
tough-to-crack servers and stole confidential information, which they later
sold. Secret Service members carried out major raids and succeeded in indicting
five top hackers in the group. They were charged with “computer tampering,
computer and wire fraud, illegal wiretapping, and conspiracy.” All five pleaded
guilty.
6. Anonymous
Anonymous is the huge, famous group of hackers that has gained
considerable fame over the past couple of years. On January 19, 2012, more than
5,635 people (some unknowingly) joined a distributed denial-of-service attack
against supporters of the Stop Online Piracy Act. The sites they disabled
included the FBI website, as well as those of the Justice Department, the
Motion Picture Association of America, and Universal Music Group.
Other Anonymous activities include protesting UK extradition policies, tracking
down cyber-criminals (such as “Internet predator” Chris Forcand), and taking
down child porn sites hidden in the depths of the worldwide web. Anonymous has
threatened Mexican drug cartel group “Los Zetas,” attacked the Pentagon,
threatened to take down Facebook, and waged war on Scientology. The group’s
motto is “We are Anonymous. We are Legion. We do not forgive. We do not forget.
Expect us.”
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