They have the brains and my did they use them. This is a top 10 list about the tech geeks that made viruses, hacked into systems, leaked censored information and are now doing the time for their crimes.
10. Raymon Bitar
Crime: Running illegal online gambling.
Time: Faced up to 35 years, but received no jail term after pleading guilty due to a severe heart condition.
Forfeit: R390 million
9. David Smith
Crime: Wrote Melissa e-mail virus.
Time: 20 months.
8. Hector Xavier Monsegur
Crime: Stealing user accounts from Sony Pictures in 2011 and taking down the CIA’s website.
Time: Facing up to 124 years.
7. Marc Collins (Founder of Digital Entertainment Networks)
Crime: Transporting underage boys across state lines in order to commit illegal sexual acts.
Time: 33 months.
6. Albert Gonzalez
Crime: Stealing and selling more than 170 million credit cards and ATM numbers.
Time: 20 years.
5. Samuel “Mouli” Cohen
Crime: Defrauded millions of dollars from investors with a Ponzi Scheme.
Time: 22 years.
4. Edward Snowden
Crime: PRISM leak.
Time: Resides in Moscow and is still facing charges.
3. Paul Devine
Crime: Apple employee who took kickbacks from parts suppliers, charged with three charges of wire fraud and money laundering.
Forefit: R 19,593,000.
2. Shawn Hogan
Crime: Took over R270 million in bogus commissions from eBay.
Time: Facing 20 years.
1. Marcus Tillman
Crime: Suspect in a child molestation case, escaped police surveillance.
Time: 40 years.
[Source: Business Insider]
