Meet world’s most dangerous hacker- Edward Snowden- His salary will shock you

A hacker is someone who empathises with computers, networking skills to gain unauthorized access to data. The faceless attackers work beyond the scenes to dig in through your computer data within certain locations. This is the reason why we have to cautious about choosing the strong passwords to the accounts.

With a computer virus and a range of methods, they can bypass any security website and steal money from banks and financial institutions. They break the passcode and also gain access to the computer protected system too.

Edward Snowden (Credits: Famous People)

When we hear the word ‘hacker’ we are little too scared. We would think that an internet criminal is making every possible attempt to break into the private network to steal the credit and debit card information. But Edward Snowden’s story needs to be told which might change your perspective when it comes to hackers.

                                         WHO IS EDWARD SNOWDEN?

Edward Joseph Snowden is an American computer professional, former Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) employee, and former contractor for the US government who copied and leaked classified information from the National Security Agency (NSA) in 2013 without authorization. Born on June 21, 1983, he always had an eye for extreme computer knowledge. He knows almost everything that is related to computers.

People call him as the world’s most dangerous hacker. His super abilities are well known. He is so talented that even if your mobile phone is turned off, he can turn it on from his office without your knowledge and also he can call anyone from your phone while your phone is in your pocket.

Possessing sensational hacking skills, there was no one who could outsmart this guy. Impressed by hacking, American government offered him a whopping salary of Rs 1.3 crore. Instead of accepting the offer, he turned down because of the fact that he did not want his skills to be misused elsewhere. The most-wanted guy is currently living in Moscow, Russia.

Hailing from Chennai, Chaithanya G is the Managing Director of TheYouth. He has dedicated his whole life to reading and writing.