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Hacker Mitnick testifies before Senate

...behaviour, the Department of Justice, specifically the FBI, sent this informant [hacker Justin Petersen] to target me. And, basically, I got hooked back into computer... Read more

3 March, 2000 by Joel Deane

Schindler heads toward life post-Mitnick

David Schindler prosecuted the most high-profile hackers of the decade, and also took down a prominent U.S. governor. Now he's moving on. Read more

4 October, 1999 by Lisa M Bowman

News Burst: Hacker Justin Petersen sentenced

Notorious hacker and self-proclaimed FBI informant Justin Tanner Petersen has pleaded guilty to violating the terms of... Read more

13 January, 1999 by ZDNet

US Report: Fugitive hacker nabbed by FBI

US Marshals captured fugitive hacker and former FBI informant Justin Petersen Friday night Read more

14 December, 1998 by Kevin Poulsen

A Year Ago: MTV made to look ridiculous by fake hacker

First published: Tue, 19 Oct 1999 17:31:17 GMT Read more

19 October, 2000 by Will Knight

A Year Ago: Mitnick signs plea agreement

Originally published Fri, 19 Mar 1999 11:54:40 GMT Read more

20 March, 2000 by ZDNet

Mixter: A hunted hacker

As FBI tracks the author of a program linked to last week's attack, the wanted hacker posts fix-it guidelines to ward off future Web takedowns. Read more

14 February, 2000 by ZDNet

MTV made to look ridiculous by fake hacker

TV channel's blinkered view of hackers enabled programme hoax Read more

19 October, 1999 by Will Knight

News Burst: G-8 nations to meet over cybercrime

Organised cybercrime is the target of next week's G-8 meeting in Moscow. Read more

14 October, 1999 by Will Knight

Schindler heads toward life post-Mitnick - Part3

Part 2 Read more

4 October, 1999 by Lisa M Bowman

Schindler heads toward life post-Mitnick - Part2

Part 1 Read more

4 October, 1999 by Lisa M Bowman

Mitnick case dropped - Hacker case 'mischarged'

The Los Angeles district attorney gave Kevin Mitnick a birthday present Friday, dropping its six-year-old computer hacking case against the convicted hacker. Read more

9 August, 1999 by Paul Elias

Symantec hacked - UK boss says no war with hackers

Despite the humiliation of having its Website hacked this weekend, the UK boss of anti-virus company Symantec denies the attack is evidence of a war between established anti-virus firms and hacking groups. Read more

2 August, 1999 by Will Knight

Judge set to rule on Mitnick plea

The federal chapter of imprisoned hacker Kevin Mitnick's four-year wait for justice may be coming to an end. On Friday,... Read more

26 March, 1999 by Joel Deane

Mitnick signs plea agreement

Computer hacker Kevin Mitnick, whose exploits put him on the FBI's most-wanted list until agents nabbed him four years ago, has signed a plea agreement with federal prosecutors, his attorney has confirmed. Read more

19 March, 1999 by ZDNet

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