The world is changing and women are not just pretty faces anymore. Actually, we never were just pretty faces but now everyone knows it. In celebration of ladies doing for themselves, here are some of the best female hackers in the world.
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Anna Chapman
Anna Chapman is known for more than just hacking, she is a full-blown Russian spy. Anna was arrested as part of an FBI operation in 2010 and became a minor celebrity after the news of her arrest made the press. Since she was sent back to Russia as part of spy exchange with the USA, she has become a fashion designer.
Ying Cracker
Ying Cracker is a hacker with a difference. Although hackers are known for illegal activities, Ying believes that hacking is an important life skill for people to have. Not only does she create software to prevent systems from getting hacked, she will also hack a system for a price too.
Jude Milhon
Jude Milhon was best known as St Jude before she passed away in 2003 and was one of the first hackers in the world. When she worked as a computer programmer back in 1967, she was hacking one of the earliest versions of the internet.
Adeanna Cooke
If there was ever a reason not to judge a book by its cover, it’s Adeanna Cooke. Adeanna is an established model who taught herself the art of hacking after an ex sold her photos and made money off her images. When the news broke that she had successfully removed the illegal photos, she became known as the Hacker Fairy and has made it her business to help other women and models who are being taken advantage of.
Kristina Vladimirovna Svechinskaya
Born in Russia and a student in New York, Kristina is also known as the Money Mule hacker after her attacks on several banks in the US and UK. After she managed to collect over $3million in a few months by using Trojan Horses, fake bank accounts and passports, she was arrested in 2011.
Xiao Tian
China Girl Security Team is the work of Xiao Tian, a female hacker who wanted to give women a place to feel welcome within the hacker community. The community has over 2,000 members and is often under the microscope for their activities around the world.
Raven Adler
Raven Adler is probably one of the best known female hackers after she was the first woman to speak at Defcon. At the age of 14, she graduated high school and then completed her college degree at 18. As well as being a hacker who helps companies to protect their data, she is an author and a public speaker.
Kim Vanvaeck AKA Gigabyte
A lot of female hackers use their powers for good, but not Kim Vanvaeck. Kim decided that she wanted to become one of the most dangerous hackers in the world, a title that is normally only reserved for men. Her viruses are responsible for destroying sensitive information, rather than making money. She is currently facing 3 years in prison for her online activities.
Have you ever heard of these ladies? There are plenty of other badass lady hackers out there, let me know if you have heard of any others in the comments section. Don’t forget to check out some of my other posts-