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Book review: Ghost in the Wires

...chase (through cyberspace and the physical United States) after and capture of Kevin Mitnick. Who's that, you say? Ah, so young. Ever heard the... Read more

1 January, 2012
Hacker Mitnick may sue AT&T over data breach

Hacker Mitnick may sue AT&T over data breach

...account breached and his personal information posted on the web, famed hacker Kevin Mitnick thought the cellular service provider would compensate him for his troubles... Read more

21 August, 2009 by Elinor Mills

Kevin Mitnick site defaced by hackers

Instead of the usual description of Kevin Mitnick, his consulting services and books, the famed hacker's Web site... Read more

22 August, 2006 by Joris Evers

Kevin Mitnick: The great pretender

...somewhat more creative, and one of the most creative and infamous was Kevin Mitnick. Arrested by the FBI in 1995 and convicted of breaking into... Read more

14 June, 2006 by Tom Espiner

Mitnick calls for hackers' war stories

Famed hacker and master social engineer Kevin Mitnick has been commissioned to write a new book following the success... Read more

19 December, 2003 by Patrick Gray

Mitnick supporters: It's not over yet

When imprisoned hacker Kevin Mitnick pleaded guilty to seven felonies last Friday -- assenting to a plea... Read more

30 March, 1999 by Kevin Poulsen

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... Read more

26 March, 1999 by Joel Deane

Exclusive: Mitnick To Plead Guilty

Hacker Kevin Mitnick will plead guilty to computer-related crimes after more than four... Read more

18 March, 1999 by Alex Wellen

id Software site hacked in 'Free Kevin Mitnick' stunt

...campaigners attempting to drum up support for the release of famous hacker Kevin Mitnick. Mitnick was jailed four years ago, after a high profile FBI... Read more

16 February, 1999 by Eugene Lacey

Hacker Mitnick to serve 22 months

Kevin Mitnick, once the FBI's most wanted hacker, is set to be... Read more

20 June, 1997 by Jonathan Littman

Mitnick on hacking

...To many, the name Kevin Mitnick is synonymous with "notorious hacker". He was caught by the FBI... Read more

4 November, 2005 by Joris Evers

Human firewalls are a must, says Mitnick

...incident response department to deal with suspicious queries, says infamous ex-hacker Kevin Mitnick. At a social engineering prevention workshop in Sydney this week, Mitnick... Read more

14 April, 2005 by Munir Kotadia

Mitnick warns on dangers of social engineering

...on teaching their employees how to say 'no', ex-hacker done good Kevin Mitnick told a full house at Toshiba's MobileXchange conference in Melbourne... Read more

4 March, 2005 by David Braue

Hacker Mitnick's happy new year

Christmas came early for notorious computer hacker Kevin Mitnick. A former fugitive from justice who wound up serving a five... Read more

27 December, 2002 by Paul Festa

News Schmooze: It's a wireless world

...at RSA conferenceSecurity guru: Let's secure the Net Incidentally, hacker icon Kevin Mitnick made an appearance at the show, reminding people that all the... Read more

22 February, 2002 by ZDNet UK

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