The first on my list is Gary McKinnon, who got access directly into the NASA channels. He infiltrated, by deleting some files, and also installing virus in 97 NASA and US military computers. This guy has a record for having the largest military system hack of all time. The second hacker to be mentioned is LulzSec, which is also referred to as Lulz Security.
This is a group of hackers that hacked News International, FBI, CIA, Scotland Yard, Sony, and several other prestigious accounts. Another is Kevin David Mitnick, who hacked Nokia, Pentagon, and Motorola. He is now a rich entrepreneur and a security consultant. Next is Kevin Poulsen, who was well known as Dark Dante. He infiltrated the call-in contest of a radio show so that he could win a Porsche. He now works at Wired as a Senior Editor. Some others include Jonathan James, Adrian Lamo, and many more.