Kevin Mitnick

By ffruitman

  • Birth

  • Hacking Punch Card System on LA Bus

    At age 13 Mitnick used social engineering and dumpster diving to bypass punch card system on LA buses

  • Unauthorized Access to Computer Network

    Mitnick first gained unauthorized access to a computer network

  • Dec's Computer Hack

    Mitnick broke into dec's computer network and copied their software

  • Supervised Sentence Release

    Mitnick gained a supervised sentence release for computer fraud

  • Arrest for Computer Hacking

    Mitnick was arrested for computer hacking which included computer and wired fraud

  • Mitnick Pleaded Guilty

    Mitnick pleaded guilty to four counts of wired fraud, two counts of computer fraud and one count of illegally intercepting a wire communication

  • Mitnick Security Consultant, Public speaker and author

    Since 2000 Mitnick has been a security consultant, public speaker and author

  • Was Released from Jail

  • FCC Judge Ruled Mitnick Rehabilitated

    FCC Judge ruled nitpick could sufficiently rehabilitated to process federally issued a ammeter radio

  • Supervised Release Ended

    Supervised release ended but wasn't allowed to use any communication technology but a landline

  • Interview

    Interviewed with Slashdot

  • TakeDown was Released on DVD

    Movie featuring the portrayal of Mitnick was released on DVD

  • Answered Readers questions

    Mitnick answers readers questions on technology site slashdot

  • The Colbert Report

    Mitnick appeared on The Colbert Report to talk about new book