Famous Hackers
A fruit themed computer company would make them famous.
Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak
Binary code
This hack doesn't even need a computer, it is basically getting people to do what you want them to do.
Social engineering
Super Mario World
Mr. T just started working at Oakridge!
2019
When he was 15 he hacked into a major cooperation's computer network just for fun.
He made his first million with MS DOS, then Windows made him even MORE money.
Bill Gates
What we call the stuff we put into a computer.
Input
Uh Oh! That auto-clicker you downloaded unleashed this type of hack onto your computer.
A virus/malware
This game that was released at the end of the decade would herald the emergence of Valve as a game developer powerhouse.
Half-Life
Mr. T just graduated high school. Also, Bill Clinton just got reelected!
1996
Just for fun he invited the Linux operating system.
Linus Torvalds
What we call the stuff we get out of a computer
Output
Today this is considered the worst type of hacking. Due to this hack, hospitals and other important organizations have lost their computer networks for weeks and had to pay millions of dollars to hackers.
Ransomware
Link to the Past and Majora's Mask were 2 big releases for this video game series during the decade.
The Legend of Zelda
Mr. T just graduated college AND moved to Japan. Then 9/11 happened :(
2001
He was considered the most famous hacker of the 1990's. The 2000 movie Track Down details his eventual arrest and imprisonment.
Kevin Mitnick
The part of a computer that does all the "thinking"
The processor / CPU
That pesky auto-clicker you downloaded installed this type of malware, which records everything you type on your keyboard and sends it back to the hacker.
A key logger
Considered the grandfather of all modern first person shooter (FPS) games, this game was released in 1993 and is now famous for running on almost any type of device.
Mr. T took a trip to spend the summer with his family in Washington state. Also, a (possible) relative of Mr. T's won her 3rd term as the Prime Minister of the UK.
1987 (Margaret Thatcher)
They are not a person, but a decentralized collective of hackers that (sometimes) acts as one.
They are legion, Expect them.
Anonymous
The part of a computer that temporarily remembers what the computer is working on.
Memory
Rick James would approve of this early hacking technique which allowed hackers to make free phone calls.
Phreaking
This is considered to be the best first person shooter (FPS) game on the Nintendo 64. It was based on a very popular spy movie that came out in 1995.
Golden Eye
Mr. T just got his teaching credential and Master's degree! Also, the very first iPhone was released. What a year!
2007