![]() As an adult, he moved on to bigger targets, stealing source code for operating systems and amassing a collection of credit card numbers from millionaires. He tapped into the McDonald’s drive-thru, commandeering its sound system to harass customers. Beginning in his high school days, Mitnick hacked into phone companies, stealing computer manuals from Pacific Bell. With a few simple precautionary measures, he was able to elude arrest. ![]() 15, 1995, in Raleigh, North Carolina, Kevin Mitnick was able to make the networks of some of the world’s largest companies his playground. The story of the man who calls himself the “world’s most famous hacker” contains a moral: It’s often the human element, not the high-tech, that allows intrusion into the most secure of systems - and allows hackers to exist in our midst.
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