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Kevin was born
Kevin Mitnick was born in Van Nuys, California on August 6th, 1963. He grew up in the city of Los Angeles and attended James Monroe High School. During his high school career he became an amateur radio operator. -
By passed the punchcard bus system
At the age of 12 Mitnick used social engineering to by pass the punchcard system utilized in the Los Angeles transportation system.After he persuaded a bus driver to reveal to him where he could purchase his own ticket punch for "a school project", where he was able to ride any bus transportation in the Los Angeles area using unused transfer slips that he found in a dumpster near the companies garage. -
Gained access to a computer network
At the age of 16 years old Kevin gained unauthorized access to a computer network. He did this by breaking into the computers network and replicating their software. -
Spent 12 months in prison
Was found guilty and was sentenced to 12 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release. -
He was charged & convicted
Mitnick was charged and convicted for breaking into the DEC's computer network and copied the company's software, which was considered a crime. -
Hacked during supervised released
He hacked into Pacific Bell during the time of his supervised released. Mitnick was then set out for his arrest and he fled, remaining on the run for more than two years. -
Gets arrested for the second time
Mitnick gets arrest for a second time for a crime he committed in the past. He spends twelve months in prison following by three years of supervised release. -
Authorised his first book
January 1st, 1996 he authorised his first book- The Fugitive game.In the book author Jonathan Littman presented Mitnick's account of his story. -
Pleads guilty
In 1999, Mitnick pleaded guilty to four counts of wire fraud, two counts of computer fraud and one count of illegally intercepting a wire communication -
Released from prison
Mitnick was released from prison on January 21st, 2000. Mitnick served a total of five years in prison plus four and a half years pre-trial and eight months in solitary confinement -
Allowed a radio license
in 2002 judge decided that Mitnick was adequately restored to have a governmentally issued amateur radio license -
Published his first book
Mitnick wrote his own book in 2002 titled "The Art of Deception". His book is centered around an insider's view of the low-tech threats to high-tech security. -
Forbid to use communications
During his supervised release , which finished on January 21, 2003, he was at first prohibited to utilize any communication technology other than a landline telephone. -
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Mitnick Security Consulting LLC- Still present
Mitnick Security Consulting LLC is a Custom Software & Technical Consulting company based at 5455 S. Fort Apache Rd. Ste. 108-166, Las Vega, Nevada 89148, US founded in 2003. -
Mitnick wrote his second book
In 2005 Mitnick wrote his second book The Art of Intrusion: The Real Stories Behind the Exploits of Hackers, Intruders & Deceivers. This book is essentially a collection of different stories about social engineering being performed by other hackers. -
Wrote his most recent book
Mitnick wrote another book titled "The Art of Invisibility: The World's Most Famous Hacker Teaches You How to Be Safe in the Age of Big Brother and Big Data". This book is about the online world and how we cannot escape being traced, but Mitnick teaches his readers how to be online without leaving a trace.
