By , there were over 10 million units. By , there were over 30 million. So, as you can see computer use increased drastically during the 80s. The reason for this drastic increase in computer use was because of IBM. In, IBM announced "personal computers. It was stand alone machine, fully loaded with a CPU, software, memory, utilities, storage, etc. You could go anywhere and do anything on these computers.
In , a movie called War Games came out. This was the first movie to show the inner workings of hackers. For audiences nationwide this movie served as a warning. The territory was changing. November — Robert Morris launches an Internet worm which infects several thousand systems and clogs computers around the country due to a programming error. This worm is now knows as the Morris worm. The software quickly becomes the most popular encryption package in the world.
September 17, — Linus Torvalds releases the first version of Linux. IE will become the most exploited web browser in history and a favourite target for virus writers and hackers. August — Windows 95 is launched.
Lloyd is sentenced to 41 months in jail. March 26, — Melissa virus released. He is later sentenced to eight months in a youth detention center. To give an indication of what Levy means, here are the first three uses of the word in the Times in Morris, viewed by some as a dedicated computer researcher, by others as a reckless hacker, testified that it was never his intention to slow down computers or damage Internet data. Although Lifehacker and other neutral or positive applications of the word are increasingly prominent, the black-hat meaning still prevails among the general public.
Indeed, it has probably influenced the interpretation and enforcement of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act. As a master of social engineering, Mitnick didn't just hack computers; he hacked the human mind. In , at the age of 16, he hacked his way into his first computer system and copied proprietary software.
He would often engage with admin personnel, such as in phone calls and e-mail messages, and trick them into giving up passwords and other security information. After a two and a half year pursuit, Mitnick was finally arrested and served five years in prison.
Not all hackers fall under the Black-Hat umbrella. In , Mitnick stole some of Shimomura's personal files and distributed them online. Motivated by revenge, Shimomura came up with a trace-dialing technique to back-hack his way in to locating Mitnick. He would decrypt users' passwords not an easy task given the processing power of the 's and send them a message with their password in plaintext, suggesting they leave the password blank in order to re-enable anonymous use.
Going into the 's, Stallman didn't like the proprietary stance many manufacturers were taking on their software. Torvalds hadn't originally intended on continued support for his Linux Kernel, but due to the nature of the Open Source project, it grew into one of the most hacker friendly and secure operating systems available. Maximum PC brings you the latest in PC news, reviews, and how-tos. The A.
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