Kevin Mitnick Hacked California Law in 1983
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Kevin Mitnick Hacked California Law in 1983
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#2It's been fascinating to see the collision of security and smart contracts. Smart contracts in some ways represent an idealized view of the law, of law as code divorced from the messiness of reality, and security and hacking has a way of circumventing and/or dismantling such constructs via unknown unknowns. This post is a reminder that legal hacking has probably always been a thing even if it wasn't called that.
Re: Kevin Mitnick Hacked California Law in 1983
#3He was an idol within the 2600 community, for those who remind that.
2600 was the original “hacker news”.
Re: Kevin Mitnick Hacked California Law in 1983
#4He was an idol within the 2600 community, for those who remind that. 2600 was the original “hacker news”.
FREE KEVIN
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#6Ghost in the Wires is a great book. It's full of fabulous stories like this, all true.
Upon reading it years ago, I finally learned the explanation for why Netcom never billed me for years of continuous dial-up CSLIP service. Kevin had hacked Netcom and deleted their accounting records.
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#7If you send him $10 cash in the mail with a self-addressed stamped envelope, he will send you back one of his business cards, which is a lock pick set. One of my most prized possessions.
Re: Kevin Mitnick Hacked California Law in 1983
#8He was an idol within the 2600 community, for those who remind that. 2600 was the original “hacker news”.
2600 was amazing along with early phrack. @Efnet around that time was a lot of fun and learning.
Re: Kevin Mitnick Hacked California Law in 1983
#9He was an idol within the 2600 community, for those who remind that. 2600 was the original “hacker news”.
FREE KEVIN
Funny you would mention that. To this very day I'm rocking one of those stickers on my laptop. It's an interesting conversation starters at times...
Re: Kevin Mitnick Hacked California Law in 1983
#10Ghost in the Wires is a great book. It's full of fabulous stories like this, all true. Upon reading it years ago, I finally learned the explanation for why Netcom never billed me for years of continuous dial-up CSLIP service. Kevin had hacked Netcom and deleted their accounting records.
+1, a very fun read!