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Kevin Mitnick
Last modified: Thursday, September 07, 2006
Kevin David Mitnick is one of the most famous criminal hackers to be jailed and
convicted. Born August 6, 1963, Mitnick earned the title of 'the most wanted
computer criminal in U.S. history'.In 1995 he was arrested, and then served
close to five
years in a federal prison for the charges of wire fraud, computer fraud and
intercepting communications.
Giving testimony before Congress, Kevin once said, "I have gained
unauthorized access to computer systems at some of the largest corporations on
the planet, and have successfully penetrated some of the most resilient computer
systems ever developed. I have used both technical and non-technical means to
obtain the source code to various operating systems and telecommunications
devices to study their vulnerabilities and inner workings." [Source:
Datamation]
[Photograph courtesy of Datamation]
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Datamation: An Hour with Kevin Mitnick Having already spent four years in federal prison without a trial, without bail and for eight months in 23-hour-a-day solitary confinement, Kevin reached a plea agreement with the government. He was released from custody into supervised release in early 2000. In January 2003, Kevin was freed from those restrictions.
Mitnick Security Consulting, LLC Mitnick Security Consulting, LLC is a full-service information security consulting firm. Founded by Kevin Mitnick, Mitnick Security Consulting offers a comprehensive range of services to help businesses protect their valuable assets.
WIRED: Live on the Web: Kevin Mitnick After an absence of eight years, hacker Kevin Mitnick rediscovered the Web on Tuesday afternoon. He did exactly what everyone does when they first log on: He vanity surfed, wrestled with browser plug-ins and was assailed by pop-up porn ads.
