Born: May 6, 1973, St Louis, Missouri
Known as one of the “cheekiest [and] charismatic guys around,” Charlie Miller was born and raised in St. Louis, MO. As an undergraduate he went to Truman State University and gained a Ph.D. in mathematics from the University of Notre Dame. He then … Read More >>
In the fall of 2016 Josiah White, Paras Jha, and Dalton Norman unleashed the Mirai malware into the world and were responsible for massive DDoS (Distributed Denial of Service) attacks that crippled huge swaths of the internet.
The goal behind the release of the malware was to hijack thousands of … Read More >>
The first appearance of what is known as the “SamSam” ransomware came towards the end of 2015, and some believe the group who are responsible for the malware comes from Eastern Europe.
Among its many victims the ransomware has targeted a number of healthcare organizations like Hancock Health, Allscripts, the … Read More >>
On April 23, 2013, the Associated Press’s (AP) Twitter account sent out the following tweet: Breaking: Two Explosions in the White House and Barack Obama is injured. The Twitter account had been hacked, purportedly by the Syrian Electronic Army (SEA).
Over the course of the next three minutes the Dow … Read More >>
Born: June 1981 – Miami, Florida
Albert Gonzalez grew up in Miami, the son of Cuban immigrants. He was given his first computer at 8 years old. Completely self-taught at the computer, those around him as a child him considered him a “genius.” He was also described as being a … Read More >>