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Not all hackers are bad. The good ones are called "white-hat hackers" and use hacking to improve computer security. The ones who are just having fun are called "gray-hat hackers." But the malicious kind you're thinking of? They're called "black-hat hackers." Despite being the best at what they do, they can cause a lot of harm, as history has shown. Here are some of the most infamous and nefarious "black hatters," what they did to earn their reputations, and where they are today. 1. Kevin Mitnick Top of the world-famous hacker list is Kevin Mitnick. The US Department of Justice...

Enlarge (credit: Sam Whitney | Wired | Getty Images) “Basically, I'm going to keep talking to you, but I’m going to disappear," longtime security researcher Katie Moussouris told me in a private Clubhouse room in February. “We'll still be talking, but I'll be gone.” And then her avatar vanished. I was alone, or at least that's how it seemed. “That’s it," she said from the digital beyond. "That's the bug. I am a fucking ghost.” It's been more than a year since the audio social network Clubhouse debuted. In that time, its explosive growth has come with a panoply of...