Markus Hess

Markus Hess
Born (1960-01-01) January 1, 1960 (age 64)
Germany
NationalityGerman
OccupationProgrammer
Known forComputer security hacking

Markus Hess is a German hacker who was active in the 1980s. Alongside Dirk Brzezinski and Peter Carl,[1] Hess hacked into networks of military and industrial computers based in the United States, Europe and East Asia, and sold the information to the Soviet KGB for US$54,000.[1][2] During his time working for the KGB, Hess is estimated to have broken into 400 U.S. military computers.[1][3] The hacked material included "sensitive semiconductor, satellite, space, and aircraft technologies".[1][4]

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  2. ^ "2 W. Germans Get Suspended Terms as Computer Spies". Los Angeles Times. Reuters. 16 February 1990. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
  3. ^ Goodchild, Joan. "10 Infamous Hacks and Hackers". CIO. Archived from the original on 2018-02-20. Retrieved 2018-02-20.
  4. ^ Piore, Adam (2012). "Digital Spies: The Alarming Rise of Electronic Espionage". Popular Mechanics. 189: 52.