{{short description|American computer hacker and security consultant (born 1989)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2020}} {{Infobox person | name = Kyle Milliken | birth_date = {{birth year and age|1989}} | education = | occupation = Security Consultant | known_for = Computer Hacking }}

'''Kyle Milliken''' is an American computer hacker from Sherwood, Arkansas<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/apr/19/kyle-milliken-identified-as-hacker-behind-imgur-di/|title=Kyle Milliken identified as hacker behind Imgur, Disqus, Kickstarter data breaches: Report|website=The Washington Times|language=en-US|access-date=2020-07-06}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=April 25, 2018 |title=Exclusive Interview: Sherwood Man Admits to Hacking 160 Million E-mail Accounts |url=https://www.kark.com/news/exclusive-interview-sherwood-man-admits-to-hacking-160-million-e-mail-accounts/ |access-date=April 28, 2025 |website=KARK News}}</ref> best known for hacking Kickstarter, Disqus, and Imgur for the purpose of sending unsolicited email. Milliken stole data on more than 168 million people. In 2014 the FBI raided his $2 million, 25,000-square-foot estate in the Burbank Hills.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/unmasked-the-mystery-hacker-who-stole-data-on-168-million-people|title=Unmasked: The Mystery Hacker Who Stole Data on 168 Million People|website=The Daily Beast|language=en-US|access-date=2020-07-06}}</ref> He is reported to have earned over $1.4 million between 2010 and 2014. In 2018 he was sentenced to 17 months in a federal work camp. Upon his release, Milliken said he was not interested in returning to a life of crime, but in using his skills for good as a security consultant.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.zdnet.com/article/disqus-kickstarter-hacker-warns-against-password-reuse/|title=Disqus & Kickstarter hacker warns against password reuse|website=ZDNet|language=en-US|access-date=2020-07-06}}</ref>

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