Jonathan James
Criminal
American hacker who was the first juvenile to be convicted of a cybercrime in the United States. He was only 15 when he hacked into a computer system belonging to the US Department of Defense.
He first committed intrusions in the systems of companies like BellSouth and the Miami-Dade school.
He committed suicide on May 18, 2008 because he believed that he was being persecuted by the United States government.
He grew up with his family in South Florida, and his father had told others that he was prone to depression.
Actor Bradford Anderson played a criminal hacker on the television show General Hospital.