Other

Alexandra Elbakyan

Kazakh computer scientist and founder of Sci-Hub

1988 – present

Ankit Fadia

Indian former hacker and writer

1985 – present · India

Anthony Zboralski

French businessperson

1975 – present · France

Bruce Fancher

American hacker

1971 – present · United States

Cameron LaCroix

Cybersecurity student and former hacker

United States

Clinton Haines

Australian computer hacker

1976 – 1997 · Australia

Daniel Sentinelli

Dark Avenger

Computer virus writer

Denis Periša

Activist and hacker from Croatia (born 1983)

1983 – present

Deniss Čalovskis

Latvian computer hacker

1985 – present

Dmitri Badin

Russian intelligence officer and hacker

1990 – present · Russia

Ehud Tenenbaum

Israeli hacker (born 1979)

1979 – present · Israel

Elie Bursztein

French computer scientist and hacker (born 1980)

1980 – present · France

Empress (cracker)

Video game cracker

Fernando Bonsembiante

Argentine hacker and writer (1966–2015)

1966 – 2015 · Argentina

Gabriel Kimiaie Asadi Bildstein

French individual involved in major cyberattacks

1999 – present · France

Gary McKinnon

Scottish computer hacker (born 1966)

1966 – present · United Kingdom

Gigabyte (virus writer)

Virus writer

1984 – present · Belgium

Gottfrid Svartholm

Swedish computer specialist

1984 – present · Sweden

Guccifer

Romanian hacker

1973 – present

Igor Artimovich

Russian hacker, programmer (born 1982)

1982 – present · Russia

Ilmārs Poikāns

Latvian hacker and AI researcher (born 1978)

1978 – present

Jan Krissler

German computer scientist and biometry hacker

1950 – present · Germany

Jim Browning (YouTuber)

Northern Irish YouTube personality and scam baiter

Karl Koch (hacker)

German hacker (1965-c. 1989)

1965 – 1989 · Germany

Kim Anh Vo

American hacker

1990 – present · United States

Kitboga (streamer)

American YouTuber, Twitch streamer, and scambaiter

United States

Kristina Svechinskaya

Russian computer criminal (born 1989)

1989 – present · Russia

Lauri Love

British Finnish activist and hacker

1984 – present · Finland

Maksim Yakubets

Ukrainian national and a computer expert (born 1987)

1987 – present

Matt Suiche

French computer scientist (born 1988)

1988 – present · France

Michael Laufer

DIY pharmaceutical inventor

Nahshon Even-Chaim

Australian computer hacker (born 1971)

1971 – present

Ne0h

Canadian hacker

OpNigeria

Hackers

Owen Walker

1989 – present · New Zealand

Park Jin Hyok

North Korean computer programme and hacker

1984 – present

Patrick K. Kroupa

American writer, hacker and activist (born 1969)

1969 – present · United States

Pepijn van der Stap

Dutch cybersecurity specialist convicted for hacking, extortion and money laundering

Raúl Barragán

Argentinian hacker

1957 – 2013 · Argentina

Rim Jong Hyok

North Korean hacker

Rop Gonggrijp

Dutch hacker (born 1968)

1968 – present

Sir Dystic

Computer hacker

Solar Designer

Russian computer security specialist (born 1977)

1977 – present · Russia

Stakkato

Hacker

1989 – present

StankDawg

American computer programmer (born 1971)

1971 – present

Tõnu Samuel

Estonian hacker (born 1972)

1972 – present

Victor Gevers

Dutch security hacker

Wang Dong (hacker)

Hacker

China

Weev

American hacker and troll (born 1985)

1985 – present · United States

Xiang Li (hacker)

Chinese cyber pirate imprisoned in the United States

1977 – present · China

Zammis Clark

Computer security specialist and suspected hacker (born 1994)

1995 – present · United Kingdom