Kevin Mitnick , whose pioneering antics tricking employees in the 1980s and 1990s into helping him steal software and services from big phone and tech companies made him the most celebrated U.S. hacker, has died at age 59. Kevin Mitnick , born on August 6, 1963, in Van Nuys, California, is a name synonymous with hacking and cybersecurity. He is widely regarded as one of the most notorious hackers in history, as well ... Kevin Mitnick is known as one of the world’s first cybercriminals, but before his infamous hacking career, he got his start in social engineering at only twelve years old. Living in Los Angeles, Mitnick used the bus system to get from place to place. Instead of paying for it, he used social engineering to bypass the punch card system used by the buses. He simply bought his own ticket punch, by recommendation from a driver, and used unused transfer slips from the garbage to ride any bus in ... Kevin Mitnick : The World’s Most Famous Hacker Kevin Mitnick ’s Biography: Who Was Kevin Mitnick ? Born Aug 6, 1963, Kevin David Mitnick grew up immersed in the era of newly emerging phone and computer technology. And, boy, did it fascinate him.
