dang / mods: if anyone passing deserves the HN black banner, I think Mitnick deserves the banner.
I second that request @dang
Kevin Mitnick has died
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#132Mitnick's legend (and his books) are definitely a big part of why I have a job I love.
I was tempted to send a box of donuts as a gift... but instead I think I'll send the two dozen as a donation to the EJI instead.
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#133Earlier quoted context omitted.
As one of the people whose credit card number was stolen from Netcom, I would strongly object to this. I'm not here to speak poorly of the dead, but I'm definitely here to judge those who think too highly of him.
It isn’t about thinking highly of him. His impact on security is well documented and very extensive. The black banner is used for honoring notable technologists who pass away. Regardless of personal thoughts, he was a very notable technologist and sort of first famous social engineer. I’m sorry he stole your cc.
Plus, Mitnick is practically the dictionary definition of "hacker".
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#134dang / mods: if anyone passing deserves the HN black banner, I think Mitnick deserves the banner.
As one of the people whose credit card number was stolen from Netcom, I would strongly object to this. I'm not here to speak poorly of the dead, but I'm definitely here to judge those who think too highly of him.
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#135My first thought, genuinely, was 'This is zero cool'
An icon for many of us here. I feel worse for his mate and unborn child. Losing a mate is very, very, hard. Going through that myself...
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#136Wow didn’t see that coming. I met him at a HOPE conference with Steve Wozniak. Followed him for years from hacker zine texts distributed on CDs back in the day. Wow that’s really sad what a fun guy he was. His social engineering book was pretty interesting. That OKI phone story was so fascinating I bought a couple to see if I could do it too, although by then 900MHz was phased out. This guy made a difference in my life how very strange
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#137Re: Kevin Mitnick has died
#138If you're looking for other stories, The Art of Deception (Mitnick specific) and The Art of Intrusion (not all Mitnick) have a ton.
I used to read these while procrastinating on network security exams. Damn, they were a lot more fun than expected.
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#139Wow. He was only 59. I've always loved his lockpicking business card: https://www.mitnicksecurity.com/kevin-mitnicks-famous-lockpi... While I assume this is real, part of me does feel like a combination of how young he is and who is is leads me to be slightly skeptical. Assuming it's real, hopefully he would have appreciated the skepticism.
damn i missed this! do you know if its possible to still get one of those???
toool is an organization worthy of the support, and they sell a version of it.
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#140Just woke up my wife with a loud sigh.
I remember all my childhood friends pretending to be Zidane or Figo or Rivaldo. I always wanted to be Mitnick. Sucked at soccer but never stopped hacking. Holy f, he was so young. Out of all people I really hoped to meet him one day. The rockstar of my childhood. What a shitty day.