Top 8 World's Richest Computer Hackers

Hackers are Computer Enthusiastic, Who love to break computer security by finding flaws in victim's system. They hack websites, bank accounts, smartphones, webcam and other electronic stuffs.

White Hat Hackers: These people are protectors from being hacked. They give security tips to users.

Black Hat Hackers: These people hack networks, servers, social media accounts and bank accounts for money and for fun ;)

Grey Hat Hackers: These people are combine with both White and Black hat hackers. They do protect security and also hack systems.

Hacktivists: A Hacker in pursuit of political ends or as a protest.

Hackers are breaking systems for profit. Before, it was about intellectual curiosity and pursuit of knowledge and thrill, and now Hacking is big business - Kevin Mitnick

World's Richest Ex-Hackers

Here below we have listed to Top 8 Richest Ex-Hackers According to Forbes Net Worth.

Bill Gates

Bill Gates is the co-founder of Microsoft, Currently MS is world's biggest PC software company. Bill Started using computer at the age of 13. And at the age of 17 bill created Traf-o-data (It was able to track roadway traffic counter analysis and this object is very helpful for traffic engineers).

• Bill Hacked into Computer Center Corporation (Also known as C-Cubed) to get more time to use Computers. 
• He was also designed a schedule for his English lecture, So he can sit with mostly girls/female students.  
• In 1980 Bill & his friend Paul Allen, were catching a plane in San Francisco International Airport. Unfortunately Plane has already taken off. Bill went to Control Panel near to Jetway and started pressing buttons. hoping they can bring back that plane. But Airline Crews called plane back. 

Net worth : $76 Billion (4.5 Lakh + Crores in Indian Rupees)

Mark Zuckerberg

Co-founder of Facebook, he started programming at the age of 12 and with the help of Atari BASIC he designed a messenger ("Zucknet") to chat with his father. While in high school he designed a music client called Synapse (Media Player). and Companies like Microsoft and AOL tried to buy this software. But Mark uploaded on the Internet for free. Also AOL & Microsoft tried to recruit Mark, But he decided to go Harvard Instead. In 2003 Mark created a website called Facemash (Judge Harvard Students attractiveness based on their dorm room photos). also created Course Match (Program that shows users to decide what course they want to opt)

• To develop FaceMash he hacked into online facebook of nine houses.

Everything about Mark Zuckerberg is pure Hacker. Hackers don't take realities of the world for granted; they seek to break and rebuild what they don't like. They seek to outsmart the world. - Sarah Lacy (USA Technology Journalist)

Net worth : $28.5 Billion (1.5 Lakh + Crores in Indian Rupees)

Paul Allen

Paul Allen founded Microsoft along with Bill Gates in 1975. he is the 53rd richest man in the world, According to the report of 2013. As we listed above Bill and Allen together hacked and started a company.

Net worth : $15.9 Billion (95+ Thousand Crores in INR)

Jan Koum

Co founder and Chief Executive Officer of WhatsApp. Recently this super cool messaging app acquired by Facebook Inc for $19 Billion (Approximately 1 Lakh+ Crores in INR).

Jan Koum is the former member of w00w00 hacking group. Where he met Napster founders Sean Parker & Sean Fanning. For 9 years Koum worked for Yahoo and after some time he applied for a job at Facebook, Unfortunately he didn't get the job.  

According to Forbes Report, "Koum once gain access to Silicon Graphics server and In 1990's used Wardialer to find open connections to remote networks".

Net worth : $6.8 Billion (40,500 +  Crores in INR)

Sean Parker

The Bad boy of Silicon Valley Sean Parker Co-founded famous music file-sharing (Peer-to-Peer) computer service called Napster. He is also served as a member of w00w00 Hacking group. In 2002 Sean founded Plaxo (Social Networking Site & Online Address Book). Sean Parker was the First President of Facebook.

• At the age of 16 Sean hacked into Fortune 500 Company Network, His Computer IP address was exposed and FBI tracked him down. 

Net Worth : $6.3 Billion (37,500+ Crores in INR)

Jack Dorsey 

Twitter Co-founder Hacked to get his first job in Courier dispatch Company at New York - When he was in college his dream to get a job in dispatch industry. When he checked a dispatch company website there was no contact information so he hacked into company's website and sent email to Chairman, describing how to fix security hole. A week Later he got that job.

Hacking Isn't A Crime - Jack Dorsey

Net Worth : $2.2 Billion (13,000+ Crores in INR)

Drew Houston

Founder and CEO of Dropbox, Before starting dropbox, He was a security researcher and he found security vulnerability on an Online game and company hired him. Later Drew worked on several startups like bit9 and Hubsport. Dropbox is known as one of the best 20 startups in Silicon Valley.

Net Worth : $1.2 Billion (7,000+ Crores in INR)

Steve Jobs

Steve Jobs was the Co-founder of Apple Inc. At Apple Steve released user friend GUI Computers, Later he was thrown out of his own Company. In 1986 Steve Co-founded Pixar with Ed Catmull and John Lasseter.  In 1995 Pixar released Toy Story, Which is The first Oscar winning Animation Movie.

Before Staring Apple Steve & Wozniak they build Blue Box, Which helped to make free phone calls around the world. This hacking activity is known as "Phone Phreaking".

If it hadn't been for the Blue Boxes, There would be no Apple - Steve Jobs 

Net Worth : $14 Billion (84+ Crores in INR)

Source : www.forbes.com (Copy this link and open it in new tab)

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