R.I.P. Kevin Mitnick

Infamous hacker set the standard for others…

A couple of links in case one doesn’t work.

https://www.startribune.com/pioneering-hacker-kevin-mitnick-fbi-wanted-felon-turned-security-guru-dead-at-59/600291142/

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I’m sad for his family and it’s tragic for h that he had to fight a long battle like that and lose but at the same time I don’t find the guy a hero or someone to venerate. A literal con man turned around and started selling how to stop the cons.

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Totally agree. I posted primarily because what he did kind of set a milestone in the whole saga of hacking. I follow hacker and spy stories like this having been in IT and security related situations.

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