Worlds Number 1 Hacker

Aditya Suman. December 30, 2022

 Kevin David Mitnick (born August 6, 1963) is an American computer security consultant, author, and convicted hacker. He is best known for being arrested in 1995 and imprisoned for five years for various computer and communications crimes.

Mitnick's prosecution, arrest, trial, sentencing and related journalism, books and films have been controversial.

He currently runs Mitnick Security Consulting, LLC, a security firm. He is also a Director of Hacking and Co-Ownership at KnowBe4, a security education company, and an active member of the advisory board of Zimperium, a mobile intrusion prevention company.

Childhood and Education

Mitnick was born on August 6, 1963 in Van Nuys, California. He grew up in Los Angeles and attended James Monroe High School in Los Angeles, California, where he became a radio amateur and picked up the nickname "The Condor" after seeing the movie Three Days of the Condor. He later enrolled in Los Angeles and USC's Pierce College. For a time he worked as Stephen S. Wise Temple's secretary.

Career

Hacking

When he was 12 years old, Mitnick asked a bus driver to tell him where he could buy tickets for "a school project", and then be able to ride any bus in town. cities larger than the LA area using unused transit vouchers. was found in a trash can next to the bus company's garage.

Mitnick first gained unauthorized access to a computer network in 1979, at the age of 16, when a friend gave him the phone number for Ark, the computer system used by Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC) to develop the RSTS/E operating system. system software. He broke into DEC's computer network and copied the company's software, a crime for which he was charged and convicted in 1988. He was sentenced to 12 months in prison followed by three. year of probation. Near the end of his supervised release, Mitnick hacked into Pacific Bell's voicemail computer. After the arrest warrant was issued, Mitnick went on the run, becoming a fugitive for two and a half years.

Controversy

Mitnick's criminal activities, arrest and trial, and related journalism are all controversial. Although Mitnick was found guilty of illegally copying software, his supporters argued that his sentence was excessive and that many of the charges against him were fraudulent and not based on injury. reality.

In his 2002 book, The Art of Deception, Mitnick claimed that he hacked computers using only passwords and codes designed by society. He claims that he does not use any hacking software or tools to crack passwords or exploit computer or phone security. Mitnick's arrest.

The lawsuit against Mitnick tested new laws enacted to deal with computer crime, and it raised public awareness of security related to computers. network connectivity. However, controversy persists and Mitnick's story is often cited today as an example of the influence of the press and other media on law enforcement.

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