TOP 6 HACKING ORGANISATIONS

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.”