Convicted computer people
Below is a listing of computer people that have been convicted of a computer crime because of hacking, creating malware, or other illegal activity. Clicking on any of the below links will open the biography for that person.
 | Aaron Swartz American computer programmer, writer, and Internet activist. Category: Convict, Editor, Founder, Manager, Programmer, and Writer |
 | Alexey Ivanov Russian computer programmer and hacker. Category: Convict, Hacker, Manager, Programmer, and Writer |
 | Barrett Brown American activist, author, and founder of Project PM. Category: Convict, Director, Founder, Manager, Writer, and X |
 | Craig Neidorf American hacker and founding editor of Phrack Magazine. Category: Convict, Editor, Founder, Hacker, Manager, and Writer |
 | David Smith Author of the Melissa virus that he released to the world in 1999. Category: Convict, Manager, and Writer |
 | Dimitry Golubov Ukrainian hacker and founder of the Internet Party of Ukraine. Category: Convict, Founder, Hacker, Manager, Personality, Writer, and X |
 | Hans Reiser American computer programmer, creator of ReiserFS computer file system and convicted murderer. Category: Convict, Entrepreneur, Father, Founder, Manager, Programmer, and Writer |
 | Jeffrey Parson Creator of the B variant of the Blaster worm. Category: Convict, Manager, and Writer |
 | Kevin Mitnick Computer security consultant, author, and hacker. Category: Convict, Hacker, Manager, Personality, Writer, and X |
 | Kim Dotcom German-Finnish Internet entrepreneur also known as Kimble. Category: Convict, Entrepreneur, Founder, Hacker, Manager, and Writer |
 | Maksym Yastremski Ukrainian hacker and top online seller of stolen credit card information. Category: Convict, Hacker, Manager, and Writer |
 | Mark Abene Infosec expert, computer programmer, cryptographer, and hacker. Category: Convict, Founder, Hacker, Manager, Programmer, and Writer |
 | Michael Calce Canadian computer hacker known for creating denial-of-service attacks (DDoS) at age 15. Category: Convict, Hacker, Manager, and Writer |
 | Renukanth Subramaniam British hacker and founder of DarkMarket, Internet cybercrime forum. Category: Convict, Founder, Hacker, Manager, and Writer |
 | Robert Morris Best known for creating the Morris Worm, the first Internet worm. Category: Convict, Father, Founder, Manager, Scientist, and Writer |
 | Ross Ulbricht Founder of the online black market Silk Road. Category: Convict, Founder, Manager, and Writer |
 | Sven Jaschan Self-confessed author of the NetSky and Sasser computer worm. Category: Convict, Hacker, Manager, and Writer |