What would the world be like without computer engineers?

Who are among the top 10 percent computer engineers in the world in terms of expertise?

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    Personally I'd nominate the creator of the crimeware kit, Zeus. For those of you who don't know, it's a DIY botnet maker. It sells on the underground market for thousands of dollars. It's Russian-made. Multiple crimeware kits have been based off of its leaked source code, including Citadel (which includes Reveton, a variant, also known as the FBI virus), SpyEye, a one Redditor's Tor-based botnet called Skynet, and many other private editions. It's stealthy and it even allows for command and control centers for its felon "customers." It's morally repugnant at the same time as it's clever for its use of offsets to avoid detection. Underc0de, speaking of that, offers an offset killer. I have tried testing it, but it's in a foreign language. However, in my opinion, this guy should be in jail for decades, considering how many lives he's helped destroyed. There's no sympathy that should be in place. He's a genius, but he's also a sociopath. Source: I put a lot of time into extensively evaluating the source code, compiled and uncompiled. I am a hobbyist security researcher. I also do the same with Carberp, SpyEye, Stuxnet, Crimepack, Citadel, Volk, Raven, Picebot, Mushroom/Unknown, Athena, and countless others I've come across. Disclaimer: No, I do NOT spread botnet for malicious purposes. If anything, I am a white-hat. Being malicious is beyond my moral capacities. I fight for the good. I am also careful when I run and examine it. I am also an internet activist, but I am NOT a hacktivist. Oh and my favorite tech blog on cybercrime, is Xylibox. Good guy, he is. A genius, even.

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