Famed Hacker Kevin Mitnick Dead at 59
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Famed hacker Kevin Mitnick has died after a battle with pancreatic cancer.  At the time of his death, he was Chief Hacking Officer at security awareness training firm KnowBe4.

Kevin Mitnick - the world’s first famous “hacker” - has died at age 59 after succumbing to pancreatic cancer.

Mitnick gained fame for his hacking skills and eventual arrest on hacking and wire fraud charges. After his release from prison, he went on to release various books and speak at conferences on the topic of cyber security/hacking. He is the founder of “Mitnick Security Consulting” which provides cyber consulting and penetration testing services.

Kevin’s influence on the world of cyber security is undeniable, as is his almost legendary reputation in the field.

  • alliestear@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    8·
    11 months ago

    man.

    https://youtu.be/rcWByfwkf4k?t=894 first learned about the dude way back when i was in high school via his interview with kevin rose, way before youtube was really a thing, proceeded to read the art of deception and the art of intrusion and just like. a lot of that and the other videos this was a part of got me started in all the things i do with computers now. this is gonna sting for a while i think

    • kiwifoxtrot@lemmy.worldEnglish
      2·
      11 months ago

      Thanks for sharing that. It was good to watch the interview again and also be transported to a very nostalgic place, I haven’t seen or thought of The Broken in a long time.