The first system Kevin David Mitnick (born on August 6, 1963) ever hacked was the Los Angeles bus punch card system. He found a way to ride through the city of angels for free. He first gained access to a computer network in 1979 at the age of 16. He was charged for the crime nearly a decade later, and was sentenced to 12 months in prison. Several years after being released from prison, he hacked into the Pacific Bell voice mail computers. A warrant was issued for his arrest, and he went on the run for two and a half years. Mitnick is believed to have gained unauthorized access to dozens of computers during his time as a fugitive. He was arrested in Raleigh, North Carolina in 1995 on federal offenses related to computer hacking. In 1999 he confessed to four counts of wire fraud, two counts of computer fraud and one count of illegally intercepting a wire communication. He was sentenced to five years in prison as part of a plea agreement.
Posted on: Fri, 31 Jan 2014 07:30:01 +0000
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