Tuesday, December 15, 2009

Who Is Kevin Mitnick???





Who Is Kevin Mitnick?

Exactly one decade ago, 15 February 1995 the FBI arrested Kevin Mitnick and thrown into prison on charges of government computer systems through the most advanced at that time. Mitnick is a hacker living legend as well as crackers.

* 1981, Mitnick was shown to destroy the network and steal data through manual telephone company.
* 1983, Mitnick was proven through the Pentagon through the ARPANET from the campus of the University of Southern California.
* A few years later, Mitnick disappeared after being accused of re-break and change the computer system.
* 1987, Mitnick proved stealing software Santa Cruz Operation (SCO).
* 1988, Mitnick was accused of stealing access codes long distance after being caught trying to break through and steal minicomputer systems Digital VAX / VMS.
* After 5 times of the above cases occur issue Kevin Mitnick began spreading in America's national scale. Mitnick received a one-year prison sentence and dilanjuti with counseling (counsel in Classic, I do not know the translation) for six months.
* Once out of jail and then worked Mitnick in Tel Tec Detective Agency. Immediately after Mitnick working person suspected of illegal use of database systems, back Mitnick became the subject of an FBI investigation. Federal judge ordered the arrest of Mitnick, Mitnick has been first but disappeared.
* Until 1994, Mitnick outwit the police, marshals and federal agents for two years, until in late 1994 menjejaknya Tsutomu Shimomura made electronically with a long chase after Mitnick broke Shimomura's computer system in San Diego.
* 1995, February 15, Mitnick was arrested and detained for two years with no warranties and defense.
* The 2600: The Hacker Quarterly action campaign began running a "Free Kevin". Not only in America this group campaigning movement throughout the world and form the Hackers on Planet Earth (HOPE).
* 2002, in January, Mitnick was finally released from custody and during the next year he was forbidden contact with the internet until January 21, 2003. Mitnick eventually appeared on the internet the first time in Labmistress sites, blog sites owned by her boyfriend. Hi Roy! ™
* Kevin Mitnick is now working as CEO of Defensive Thinking, a network security company.

The story of Kevin Mitnick in 2000 was immortalized in the movie Takedown, the full title of "Takedown: The Pursuit and Capture of Kevin Mitnick, America's Most Wanted Computer Outlaw". Another film about the world of hacking is War Games (1983), Sneakers (1992), Hackers (1995) and Antitrust (2001).

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