Hackers of the 2010s

Aleksanteri Kivimäki

Finnish cybercriminal

1997 – present · Finland

Aliaa Magda Elmahdy

Egyptian women's rights activist

1991 – present

Arthur Mensch

French entrepreneur, AI researcher and startup leader (born 1992)

1992 – present · France

Cyber Anakin

Pseudonymous computer hacker

1996 – present

Daniel Braun

German author and computer scientist

1992 – present · Germany

Dmitri Badin

Russian intelligence officer and hacker

1990 – present · Russia

Elliott Gunton

British cybercriminal (born 1999)

1999 – present

Gabriel Kimiaie Asadi Bildstein

French individual involved in major cyberattacks

1999 – present · France

Georgie Aldous

British social activist and model (born 1998)

1998 – present

Hector Martin (hacker)

Security consultant and hacker (born 1990)

1990 – present

Helen Toner

Director of strategy at CSET

1992 – present · Australia

Ignacio Rodríguez (programmer)

Uruguayan programmer

1999 – present

Ire Aderinokun

Nigerian front end developer

1991 – present

Jakub Pachocki

Computer scientist (born 1991)

1991 – present · Poland

Johnny Boufarhat

Australian-born British entrepreneur and technology founder

1994 – present

Junaid Hussain

ISIL propagandist and hacker (1994–2015)

1994 – 2015 · United Kingdom

Kim Anh Vo

American hacker

1990 – present · United States

Maia arson crimew

Swiss hacker (born 1999)

1999 – present · Switzerland

Marcus Hutchins

British IT security researcher and expert (born 1994)

1994 – present · United Kingdom

Mustafa Al-Bassam

Iraqi-British computer hacker and co-founder of LulzSec

1995 – present · United Kingdom

Nadim Kobeissi

Canadian computer programmer and security researcher (born 1990)

1990 – present

Nguyễn Mạnh Luật

1993 – present

Nicholas Carlini

American artificial intelligence researcher

1990 – present

Nina da Hora

Afro-Brazilian activist

1995 – present · Brazil

Rafay Baloch

Pakistani ethical hacker and security researcher (born 1993)

1993 – present

Sanija Ameti

Bosnian born Swiss politician

1992 – present · Switzerland

Sasha Luccioni

Ukrainian computer scientist (born 1990)

1990 – present · Canada

Sigurdur Thordarson

Icelandic hacker, informant and criminal (born 1992)

1992 – present · Iceland

Silvia Semenzin

Italian author and activist (born 1991)

1991 – present · Italy

Takahiro Shiraishi

Japanese serial killer (1990–2025)

1990 – 2025 · Japan

TinKode

Romanian computer security consultant and hacker

1992 – present

Topiary (hacktivist)

British hacktivist (born 1992)

1992 – present · United Kingdom

VeryDarkMan

Nigerian social media influencer (born 1994)

1994 – present

Yigal Frid

Israeli football referee (born 1992)

1992 – present · Israel