_hackers/minds

$A reference of the people who shaped computer security

Hackers, security researchers, and digital pioneers — in one place.

/ taxonomy

§Index

60 entries

2013 Singapore cyberattacks
Hacktivist

2013 Singapore cyberattacks

Cyberattacks done on Singaporean websites

A. Murat Eren
Academic

A. Murat Eren

Computer scientist

United States

Aaron Swartz
Hacktivist

Aaron Swartz

American computer programmer and activist (1986–2013)

1986 – 2013 · United States

Aarti Gupta (computer scientist)
Academic

Aarti Gupta (computer scientist)

American computer scientist

Abbas Edalat
Academic

Abbas Edalat

Iranian computer scientist

Iran

Hacktivist

AbdelRahman Mansour

1986 – present

Academic

Abhay Bhushan

Indian computer scientist (born 1944)

1944 – present · India

Abraham Lempel
Cryptographer

Abraham Lempel

Israeli computer scientist (1936–2023)

1936 – 2023 · Israel

Adam Back
Cryptographer

Adam Back

British cryptographer and cypherpunk (born 1970)

1970 – present · United Kingdom

Academic

Adam Leventhal (programmer)

American software engineer (born 1979)

1979 – present · United States

Academic

Adebayo Akinde

Anglican bishop of Nigeria

1946 – present

Academic

Adenike Osofisan

Nigerian academic

1950 – present

Adi Shamir
Cryptographer

Adi Shamir

Israeli cryptographer (born 1952)

1952 – present · Israel

Aditya Akella
Academic

Aditya Akella

Indian-American computer scientist

Adrian Holovaty
Academic

Adrian Holovaty

American web developer, musician, entrepreneur

1981 – present · United States

Academic

Adriana Lara

Mexican computer scientist

Mexico

Security researcher

Adrienne Porter Felt

American computer scientist

Academic

African-American women in computer science

Cryptographer

Aggelos Kiayias

Greek cryptographer and computer scientist

1901 – present

Academic

Agner Fog

Danish computer scientist and anthropologist

Ahto Buldas
Cryptographer

Ahto Buldas

Estonian computer scientist (born 1967)

1967 – present

Aidan Gomez
Academic

Aidan Gomez

Canadian computer scientist

Akinori Yonezawa
Academic

Akinori Yonezawa

Japanese computer scientist

1947 – present · Japan

Al Gore
Academic

Al Gore

Vice President of the United States from 1993 to 2001

1948 – present · United States

Alaa Najjar
Hacktivist

Alaa Najjar

Physician and Wikimedian

Alain Chesnais
Academic

Alain Chesnais

French computer scientist, CGI pioneer, ACM and SIGGRAPH president

Alain Colmerauer
Academic

Alain Colmerauer

French computer scientist (1941–2017)

1941 – 2017 · France

Academic

Alain Fournier (academic)

French computer graphics researcher

1943 – 2000 · France

Alan Bundy
Academic

Alan Bundy

British artificial intelligence researcher (born 1947)

1947 – present · United Kingdom

Academic

Alan C. Ashton

American computer scientist

1942 – present · United States

Academic

Alan Dix

1960 – present · United Kingdom

Alan Emtage
Academic

Alan Emtage

Barbadian-Canadian computer scientist

1964 – present · United States

Security researcher

Alan Paller

Cybersecurity expert (1945–2021)

1945 – 2021 · United States

Academic

Alastair Beresford

British computer scientist

United Kingdom

Security researcher

Alastair MacWillson

British diplomat

1953 – present · United Kingdom

Alberto Broggi
Academic

Alberto Broggi

Italian computer scientist (born 1966)

1966 – present · Italy

Academic

Alberto Ciaramella

Italian computer engineer and scientist

1947 – present

Alec Muffett
Security researcher

Alec Muffett

Software engineer, security expert (born 1968)

1968 – present · United States

Academic

Aleksandr Grammatin

Soviet and Russian scientist (1931–2014)

1931 – 2014 · Russia

Aleksandr Kronrod
Academic

Aleksandr Kronrod

Soviet mathematician and computer scientist (1921–1986)

1921 – 1986

Black hat

Aleksanteri Kivimäki

Finnish cybercriminal

1997 – present · Finland

Security researcher

Aleksei Talisainen

Estonian computer scientist (born 1980)

1980 – present

Cryptographer

Alessandro Chiesa

Italian computer scientist

Academic

Alessio Lomuscio

Italian computer scientist and academic

Cryptographer

Alex Biryukov

Israeli computer scientist, cryptographer

1953 – present · Israel

Alex Martelli
Academic

Alex Martelli

Italian computer engineer (born 1955)

1955 – present · Italy

Academic

Alexander Berg

American computer scientist

1953 – present · United States

Alexander Brudno
Academic

Alexander Brudno

Russian computer scientist (1918–2009)

1918 – 2009 · Israel

Alexander Dyakonov
Academic

Alexander Dyakonov

Russian mathematician (born 1979)

1979 – present · Russia

Academic

Alexander G. Fraser

British-American computer scientist (1937–2022)

1937 – 2022 · United States

Alexander Gammerman
Academic

Alexander Gammerman

British-Soviet computer scientist and statistician

1949 – present

Academic

Alexander Gelbukh

1962 – present

Hacktivist

Alexander Glazastikov

Russian activist

Russia

Alexander Ilyin (mathematician)
Academic

Alexander Ilyin (mathematician)

Russian mathematician, (born 1973)

1973 – present · Russia

Academic

Alexander Mikhailov (information scientist)

Soviet engineer (1905–1988)

1905 – 1988

Alexander Razborov
Academic

Alexander Razborov

Russian mathematician

1963 – present · Russia

Alexander Razgulin
Academic

Alexander Razgulin

Russian mathematician (born 1963)

1963 – present · Russia

Alexander Sotirov
Security researcher

Alexander Sotirov

Computer security researcher

United States

Alexander Vasin
Academic

Alexander Vasin

Russian mathematician (born 1952)

1952 – present · Russia

Academic

Alexander Y. Tetelbaum

Ukrainian computer scientist, inventor, and academic administrator

1948 – present · United States