Geburtsdatum | Dienstag, 06. August 1963 |
Geburtsort | Van Nuys, California, U.S. |
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Beschreibung | Kevin David Mitnick (geboren am 6. August 1963) ist ein amerikanischer Computersicherheitsberater, Autor und verurteilter Hacker. Am bekanntesten ist er für seine aufsehenerregende Verhaftung im Jahr 1995 und seine fünfjährige Haftstrafe wegen verschiedener Computer- und Kommunikationsdelikte. Mitnicks Verfolgung, Verhaftung, Gerichtsverfahren und Verurteilung sowie die damit zusammenhängenden journalistischen Beiträge, Bücher und Filme waren allesamt umstritten. |
As a young boy, I was taught in high school that hacking was cool.
Hackers are breaking the systems for profit. Before, it was about intellectual curiosity and pursuit of knowledge and thrill, and now hacking is big business.
I was pretty much the government's poster boy for what I had done.
I get hired to hack into computers now and sometimes it's actually easier than it was years ago.
Should we fear hackers? Intention is at the heart of this discussion.
It was used for decades to describe talented computer enthusiasts, people whose skill at using computers to solve technical problems and puzzles was - and is - respected and admired by others possessing similar technical skills.
My actions constituted pure hacking that resulted in relatively trivial expenses for the companies involved, despite the government's false claims.
No way, no how did I break into NORAD. That's a complete myth. And I never attempted to access anything considered to be classified government systems.
Steve Wozniak and Steve Jobs founded Apple Inc, which set the computing world on its ear with the Macintosh in 1984.
