Kevin Mitnick returns to the Internet!

User Comments: 10

1. January 20, 2003 3:42 PM
   Phantasm66 said:
   here's a chapter that I think didn't make it into Kevin's book:[url]http://212.100.234.54/content/55/28835.html[/url]
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2. January 20, 2003 4:16 PM
   Vehementi said:
   He's getting on the internet on national TV? Man, some people are eternal optimists.Looks like an interesting movie; anyone seen it?
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3. January 20, 2003 4:21 PM
   Phantasm66 said:
   i've watched the movie, its interesting if you like computers and that sort of thing, otherwise its probably a complete bore. I liked it and found it interesting, but as I said you kind of a have to be part of that sub-culture to follow it and like it, I think, as opposed to the movie hackerz which anyone would like if they like lame enough movies that have flashing lights, cool kids and not a lot of technical accuracy.takedown does demonize mitnick a little but also shows him as more of a con artist, which is what he really was probably at heart. I am not sure how much of the film is crap though and how much is true.certainly if you are interesting in the hacking/cracking/phreaking sub-culture then you should watch this movie.if you are interesting in the social engineering of cracking, then you should read mitnick's book. in the UK at any rate, its going on amazon for £10 now.
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4. January 20, 2003 5:15 PM
   SNGX1275 said:
   I saw it veh, thought it was a decent movie.
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5. January 20, 2003 5:59 PM
   Phantasm66 said:
   The movie did get a slating from some reviewers, but I guess they were not into computer movies. Its definately a much more mature movie than [url=http://www.imdb.com/Title?0113243]Hackerz[/url], not a classic like [url=http://www.imdb.com/Title?0086567]Wargames[/url] but still enjoyable. But as I said, I think you have to understand a little of that subculture to fully get into it.
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6. January 20, 2003 6:07 PM
   Vehementi said:
   I remember somewhere on TLC they named both Tsutomu and Kevin in the top 10 hackers of all time list.
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7. January 21, 2003 10:16 AM
   warr said:
   After 8 years, will he still make that up again?
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8. January 21, 2003 11:35 AM
   poertner_1274 said:
   I'm sure he hasnt' lost a second in those eight years. I was probably hard for him, but I am willing to bet he is still as sharp as ever.
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9. January 21, 2003 1:43 PM
   Phantasm66 said:
   yeah I think so too. He will have kept reading in jail and kept up to date with the developments in the computing world. If anything, with about 23 hours per day in a jail cell, he will have devoted most or all of that time to honing his computing skills.
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10. January 21, 2003 3:23 PM
    Phantasm66 said:
    [quote]Laporte: Let's take a little break and talk about that. Now I know you've been out of touch for a while, but -- Mitnick: I keep up with technology. Laporte: You do keep up? Mitnick: Yes. [/quote][url]http://www.techtv.com/screensavers/showtell/sto
    y/0,24330,3343816,00.html[/url]
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