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Samy Kamkar
Computer Hacker
Samy Kamkar is a security researcher who is known for releasing the Samy worm, the first self-propagating cross-site scripting worm, onto MySpace. The worm caused MySpace to crash. Kamkar pled guilty to a felony charge of computer hacking in Los Angeles Superior Court, and he agreed to not use a computer for three years. Since 2008, Kamkar has been doing independent computer security research and consulting. He is also responsible for discovering that the Apple iPhone, Google Android and Microsoft Windows Phone mobile devices transmit GPS and Wi-Fi information to their parent companies.
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