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    Brian Delahunty
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    I was just wondering what people here at CP know of Kevin Mitnick... Have you ever heard of him??? Do you know about him??? What's your stance on him being held???? Are the US authorities [FBI, CIA] afraid of him??? Just wondering...


    "When a friend hurts us, we should write it down in the sand, where the winds of forgiveness get in charge of erasing it away, and when something great happens, we should engrave it in the stone of the memory of the heart, where no wind can erase it" Nish on life [methinks] "It's The Soapbox; topics are optional" Shog 9

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      I was just wondering what people here at CP know of Kevin Mitnick... Have you ever heard of him??? Do you know about him??? What's your stance on him being held???? Are the US authorities [FBI, CIA] afraid of him??? Just wondering...


      "When a friend hurts us, we should write it down in the sand, where the winds of forgiveness get in charge of erasing it away, and when something great happens, we should engrave it in the stone of the memory of the heart, where no wind can erase it" Nish on life [methinks] "It's The Soapbox; topics are optional" Shog 9

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      peterchen
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      a) knew the name immediately b) after reading "FBI, CIA" I know I read a lot about him, but I'm not sure if he was the guy to hack into something and now isn't allowed to get close to a computer, or if it was someone else. c) a quick google did tell me that A) it was indeed not someone else butthe story was a bit different, and B) there are some website content providers that assume everybody knows the whole thing


      We are ugly but we have the music Leonhard Cohen  [sighist]

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        a) knew the name immediately b) after reading "FBI, CIA" I know I read a lot about him, but I'm not sure if he was the guy to hack into something and now isn't allowed to get close to a computer, or if it was someone else. c) a quick google did tell me that A) it was indeed not someone else butthe story was a bit different, and B) there are some website content providers that assume everybody knows the whole thing


        We are ugly but we have the music Leonhard Cohen  [sighist]

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        Brian Delahunty
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        He apoparently Hacked into NORAD in 1982 and is still considered by most "Hackers" to be the best ever... :~ www.kivenmitnick.com says he's free to use computer again in Jan 2003... I woner what he'll do??? Revenge???


        "When a friend hurts us, we should write it down in the sand, where the winds of forgiveness get in charge of erasing it away, and when something great happens, we should engrave it in the stone of the memory of the heart, where no wind can erase it" Nish on life [methinks] "It's The Soapbox; topics are optional" Shog 9

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        • B Brian Delahunty

          I was just wondering what people here at CP know of Kevin Mitnick... Have you ever heard of him??? Do you know about him??? What's your stance on him being held???? Are the US authorities [FBI, CIA] afraid of him??? Just wondering...


          "When a friend hurts us, we should write it down in the sand, where the winds of forgiveness get in charge of erasing it away, and when something great happens, we should engrave it in the stone of the memory of the heart, where no wind can erase it" Nish on life [methinks] "It's The Soapbox; topics are optional" Shog 9

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          Martin Marvinski
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          Brian Delahunty wrote: I was just wondering what people here at CP know of Kevin Mitnick... Have you ever heard of him??? Yes. Brian Delahunty wrote: What's your stance on him being held???? I agree with it because he did break into other people's systems. Brian Delahunty wrote: Are the US authorities [FBI, CIA] afraid of him??? I doubt it. He isn't that great in terms of technical ability. He got into most systems using social engineering. After a poor performance in London in 1899, Steinitz went insane and died a year later on August 12, 1900 at Wards Island, N.Y.

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            I was just wondering what people here at CP know of Kevin Mitnick... Have you ever heard of him??? Do you know about him??? What's your stance on him being held???? Are the US authorities [FBI, CIA] afraid of him??? Just wondering...


            "When a friend hurts us, we should write it down in the sand, where the winds of forgiveness get in charge of erasing it away, and when something great happens, we should engrave it in the stone of the memory of the heart, where no wind can erase it" Nish on life [methinks] "It's The Soapbox; topics are optional" Shog 9

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            Tom Archer
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            God! I haven't heard that name in years. Kevin had his chances. How many times was he arrested and he continued to break the law? Don't get me wrong. I don't believe that every person that has Kevin's abilities should be unjustly persecuted, but the simple fact is that he's broken the law and refuses to learn from his mistakes. Cheers, Tom Archer Author - Inside C#, Visual C++.NET Bible

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              God! I haven't heard that name in years. Kevin had his chances. How many times was he arrested and he continued to break the law? Don't get me wrong. I don't believe that every person that has Kevin's abilities should be unjustly persecuted, but the simple fact is that he's broken the law and refuses to learn from his mistakes. Cheers, Tom Archer Author - Inside C#, Visual C++.NET Bible

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              Brian Delahunty
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              Tom Archer wrote: but the simple fact is that he's broken the law and refuses to learn from his mistakes. Yep.. that'd be my thinking too.. surely he could have put his skills to better use... :-)


              "When a friend hurts us, we should write it down in the sand, where the winds of forgiveness get in charge of erasing it away, and when something great happens, we should engrave it in the stone of the memory of the heart, where no wind can erase it" Nish on life [methinks] "It's The Soapbox; topics are optional" Shog 9

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                Tom Archer wrote: but the simple fact is that he's broken the law and refuses to learn from his mistakes. Yep.. that'd be my thinking too.. surely he could have put his skills to better use... :-)


                "When a friend hurts us, we should write it down in the sand, where the winds of forgiveness get in charge of erasing it away, and when something great happens, we should engrave it in the stone of the memory of the heart, where no wind can erase it" Nish on life [methinks] "It's The Soapbox; topics are optional" Shog 9

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                Ryan Getgen
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                Kevin Mitnik is actually a computer security consulant now I believe. He's famous for several hacks... he also out ran the feds for a long time until he was busted in his apartment. He made a complete fake identity and I think he worked at a law firm for bit while he was wanted by the FBI. Great Guy.

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                  I was just wondering what people here at CP know of Kevin Mitnick... Have you ever heard of him??? Do you know about him??? What's your stance on him being held???? Are the US authorities [FBI, CIA] afraid of him??? Just wondering...


                  "When a friend hurts us, we should write it down in the sand, where the winds of forgiveness get in charge of erasing it away, and when something great happens, we should engrave it in the stone of the memory of the heart, where no wind can erase it" Nish on life [methinks] "It's The Soapbox; topics are optional" Shog 9

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                  Jason Hooper
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                  At one point in time I might as well have been his biographer. But that was years ago and I haven't kept up to date on his life. Seemed like a nice guy, though. - Jason (SonorkID 100.611) In the beginning, teachers taught the 5 W's: who, what, where, when, why. Now it's just a big damn G

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                    Kevin Mitnik is actually a computer security consulant now I believe. He's famous for several hacks... he also out ran the feds for a long time until he was busted in his apartment. He made a complete fake identity and I think he worked at a law firm for bit while he was wanted by the FBI. Great Guy.

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                    Brian Delahunty
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                    Ryan Getgen wrote: Kevin Mitnik is actually a computer security consulant now I believe Didn't know that. Suppose it's the best thing for him to be doing. Ryan Getgen wrote: I think he worked at a law firm for bit while he was wanted by the FBI Kinda ironic, no? :) ;) ;P :-D :(


                    "When a friend hurts us, we should write it down in the sand, where the winds of forgiveness get in charge of erasing it away, and when something great happens, we should engrave it in the stone of the memory of the heart, where no wind can erase it" Nish on life [methinks] "It's The Soapbox; topics are optional" Shog 9

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                      At one point in time I might as well have been his biographer. But that was years ago and I haven't kept up to date on his life. Seemed like a nice guy, though. - Jason (SonorkID 100.611) In the beginning, teachers taught the 5 W's: who, what, where, when, why. Now it's just a big damn G

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                      Brian Delahunty
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                      Jason Hooper wrote: At one point in time I might as well have been his biographer It seems that a lot of people were!!! If you don't mind me asking, what got you interested in him in the first place???


                      "When a friend hurts us, we should write it down in the sand, where the winds of forgiveness get in charge of erasing it away, and when something great happens, we should engrave it in the stone of the memory of the heart, where no wind can erase it" Nish on life [methinks] "It's The Soapbox; topics are optional" Shog 9

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                      • B Brian Delahunty

                        He apoparently Hacked into NORAD in 1982 and is still considered by most "Hackers" to be the best ever... :~ www.kivenmitnick.com says he's free to use computer again in Jan 2003... I woner what he'll do??? Revenge???


                        "When a friend hurts us, we should write it down in the sand, where the winds of forgiveness get in charge of erasing it away, and when something great happens, we should engrave it in the stone of the memory of the heart, where no wind can erase it" Nish on life [methinks] "It's The Soapbox; topics are optional" Shog 9

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                        Brian Delahunty wrote: I woner what he'll do??? Launch... I Drowned Schroedinger's Stupid Cat!

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                          He apoparently Hacked into NORAD in 1982 and is still considered by most "Hackers" to be the best ever... :~ www.kivenmitnick.com says he's free to use computer again in Jan 2003... I woner what he'll do??? Revenge???


                          "When a friend hurts us, we should write it down in the sand, where the winds of forgiveness get in charge of erasing it away, and when something great happens, we should engrave it in the stone of the memory of the heart, where no wind can erase it" Nish on life [methinks] "It's The Soapbox; topics are optional" Shog 9

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                          If he hasn't been able to use a computer since 1982, then I'd say that he's probably not much of a hacker today.

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                            Brian Delahunty wrote: I was just wondering what people here at CP know of Kevin Mitnick... Have you ever heard of him??? Yes. Brian Delahunty wrote: What's your stance on him being held???? I agree with it because he did break into other people's systems. Brian Delahunty wrote: Are the US authorities [FBI, CIA] afraid of him??? I doubt it. He isn't that great in terms of technical ability. He got into most systems using social engineering. After a poor performance in London in 1899, Steinitz went insane and died a year later on August 12, 1900 at Wards Island, N.Y.

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                            Martin Marvinski
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                            No one wants to read your ignorant posts!

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                            • B Brian Delahunty

                              He apoparently Hacked into NORAD in 1982 and is still considered by most "Hackers" to be the best ever... :~ www.kivenmitnick.com says he's free to use computer again in Jan 2003... I woner what he'll do??? Revenge???


                              "When a friend hurts us, we should write it down in the sand, where the winds of forgiveness get in charge of erasing it away, and when something great happens, we should engrave it in the stone of the memory of the heart, where no wind can erase it" Nish on life [methinks] "It's The Soapbox; topics are optional" Shog 9

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                              moliate
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                              Play 'Grand Theft Auto III' and try out the "Windows" and "Linux" things he probably heard so much about? /moliate


                              Two o'clock and walking through familiar London - Or what was familiar London before the cursor deleted certain certainties - I watch a suit and tie man giving suck to the Psion Organizer lodged in his breast pocket its serial interface like a cool mouth hunting his chest for sustenance, familiar feeling, and I'm watching my breath steam in the air.

                              Neil Gaiman - Cold Colours

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                                No one wants to read your ignorant posts!

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                                SimonS
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                                :laugh: Self-decipline is fun. :mad: Cheers, Simon "Every good work of software starts by scratching a developer's personal itch.", Eric S. Raymond

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