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Kevin david mitnick born august 6, 1963 is an american computer security consultant, author, and convicted hacker, best known for his highprofile 1995 arrest and five years in prison for various computer and communicationsrelated crimes. American hacker and computer security consultant who spent five years in prison for a variety of computerrelated crimes in the 1990s. Kevin mitnick, once the worlds most wanted hacker, is now. Kevin mitnick security awareness training specializes in making sure your employees understand the mechanisms of spam, phishing, spear phishing, malware, ransomware and social engineering and can apply this knowledge in their daytoday job. Oct 26, 2011 kevin mitnick is a computer consultant with vast computer hacking experience, including many exploits as an infamous cybercriminal. In the late 20th century, he was convicted of various computer and communicationsrelated crimes. Find kevin mitnicks phone number, address, and email on spokeo, the leading online directory for contact information. Kevin mitnick tells all in upcoming book promises no. By john christensen cnn interactive march 18, 1999 web posted at. Kevin mitnick, once described as the worlds most wanted computer hacker, discussing his five years in prison. According to the feds, kevin is the most dangerous hacker alive, capable of launching a global thermonuclear war, simply by whistling into a phone mimicking the sounds that a modem makes. Pretexting is a form of social engineering where the attacker lies to obtain restricted information. The arrest of kevin mitnick ken lindup on the morning of friday february 17th the news broke that kevin mitnick had been arrested by the fbi. Kevin mitnick, the worlds most famous former computer hacker, has been the subject of countless news and magazine articles, the idol of thousands of wouldbe hackers, and a onetime most wanted criminal of cyberspace, on the run from the bewildered feds.
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