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The 10 Most Mysterious Cyber Crimes


10 Most Mysterious Cyber Crimes

These are 10 of the most infamous unsolved computer crimes (that we know about).

The WANK Worm (October 1989)

The WANK Worm {October 1989)

WANK (Worms Against Nuclear Killers) ran a banner (pictured) across system computers as part of a protest to stop the launch of the plutonium-fueled, Jupiter-bound Galileo probe.

Ministry of Defense Satellite Hacked (February 1999)

group of hackers traced to southern England gained control of a MoD Skynet military satellite

CD Universe Credit Card Breach (January 2000)

blackmail scheme gone wrong, the posting of over 300,000 credit card numbers by hacker Maxim on a Web site entitled

Military Source Code Stolen (December 2000)

Ministry of Defense Satellite Hacked (February 1999)

a hacker broke into government-contracted Exigent Software Technology

Anti-DRM Hack (October 2001)
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Dennis Kucinich on CBSNews.com (October 2003)

Dennis Kucinich on CBSNews.com (October 2003)

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Hacking Your MBA App (March 2006)

The 26,000 Site Hack Attack (Winter 2008)

Supermarket Security Breach (February 2008)

Supermarket Security Breach (February 2008)

Comcast.net

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Comcast.net Gets a Redirect (May 2008)