Kevin Mitnick has died at age 59

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.

ZombieZookeeper,

I had a boss one time who had one of his lock pick business cards.

Then someone ruined the business card because they needed to get into a locked file cabinet.

gornar,
@gornar@lemmy.world avatar

Fuck cancer

pauldude999,

RIP dude.

UltraMagnus0001,

Rip Mitnick. I remember seeing him on The Screensavers.

Zero,

I remember watching an episode of the screensavers where he was allowed to access the internet again.

neuromancer,
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  • kromem,

    P.S. Nice username

    alliestear, (edited )

    man.

    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,
    @kiwifoxtrot@lemmy.world avatar

    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.

    thatKamGuy,

    First learned of him from the Chatterbox radio station in GTA3, of all places. FREE KEVIN!!

    Amex,
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    platysalty,

    I don't even remember what exactly I learned from him, but he was 100% a huge influence back in my edgy teen hackerman days in the 00s.

    MildlyIncorrect,

    I loved his book Ghost in the Wires. Read it after he appeared on The Colbert Report years ago.

    Shrugz,

    I loved my bluebox and pinkbox back in the day. Search for it now and Etsy gifts are top of the search. lol

    DrNeurohax,
    @DrNeurohax@kbin.social avatar

    smh

    That's fucking tragic. Makes me want to whip out the ole Hacker Manifesto.

    Kids will never again know the fun of dealing with long distance calling plans and the barely usable international calling that used to cost half you rent for a 15 minute conversation.

    Mewtwo,
    @Mewtwo@lemmy.blahaj.zone avatar

    Literally just passively watched his training video for work.

    b0o,

    He passed away so young!

    somedaysoon, (edited )
    @somedaysoon@lemmy.world avatar

    I remember watching Takedown back in high school, though my file was titled Hackers 2: Operation Takedown and that was my introduction to Kevin Mitnick. Saw him a few years later on TechTV, maybe The Screen Savers spoofing CID which led me into learning about Asterisk and IP PBX and FreePBX and other VOIP technologies. I had CID popping up on XBMC running on an OG Xbox back in 2009 before cable companies even had CID showing up on their boxes. It would even pause my media as the call came in or I could set it to DND and it would relay a message to the caller that I would call them back in %time_remaining_in_movie. So Kevin Mitnick inspired me in my younger years to learn about the technology that surrounded me. I don’t know much about the man, but I know that much, so I have a fond memory relating to him. RIP.

    bobbyllama,
    @bobbyllama@kbin.social avatar

    i miss techtv every single day. found a trove of old screen savers episodes i put in a youtube playlist that i sometimes watch to scratch the itch. what a magical time to be alive

    paf0,

    This is beautiful.

    I read tons TXTs in the 90s that sparked an interest in how-things-work and eventually lead to a career in software. People like him really change lives.

    May he RIP

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