The history of hacking goes back to 1960s when early hackers used to hack into the automated electronic telephone system into giving free calls and unapproved access. Until the 1980s, a series of hackers began emerging out with their DIY devices often named as blue boxes to emulate a phone company signaling tones and make free telephone calls.
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Below we are giving you a list of 5 best hackers from the past and what their fates treated them. The list originally appeared on Motherboard.
5. Richard Kashdan
Also known as Mark Bernay, Richard was one of the best hackers from the earlier times and a pioneer in the pre-internet punch card computer hacking. He built his own blue boxes; he set up his own switchboard and mechanical research lab, and he also invited people across the country to hear weird tape recordings.
Currently, he runs phonetrips.com, a place for people to learn about phone hacking.
4. Faser Lucey
Faser Lucey got famous for something really bizarre. He used his blue box to make connections and friendships with people whose phones he’d randomly call across the world. He is almost impossible to find these days.
3. Mark Abene
Also known as Phiber Optik, Mark Abene was one of the best hackers of his time. Before coming into the field of hacking, he spent hours studying about the telecommunications network. Eventually, he was successful in breaking early modem lines.
He became a famous member of a bunch of telephone hackers known as the Masters of Deception and made powerful enemies at AT&T. He was arrested in 1991, when computer security laws were still fuzzy, and became an early martyr in the hacker world during his legal tribulations. Currently, he works as network security consultants.
2. Brad Carter
Famous with his famous nickname RedBoxChiliPepper, Brad Carter was the leader of ‘Phone Losers of America’, a group founded in 1990’s. His organization taught people how to enter secret codes on pay phones, hack fast-food drive-throughs etc.
He is still finding the fraud cases. He is very much active on the social media. You can find him online as well.
1. Kevin Mitnick
Also known by his famous name Condor, he met fellow hackers in his early days at Hollywood Pizza Parlor. The person who began with making prank calls ended up breaking into Bell’s phone center using John Draper’s name. His real trouble began when he was arrested for hacking into a bunch of early computer networks including Arpanet.
Currently, he is a major computer security expert, running Mitnick Security Consulting, LLC and writing about his time on the run from the law.

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