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I trust online banking. You know why? Because if somebody hacks into my account and defrauds my credit card company, or my online bank account, guess who takes the loss? The bank, not me.

~Kevin Mitnick

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My actions constituted pure hacking that resulted in relatively trivial expenses for the companies involved, despite the government's false claims.

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I can go into LinkedIn and search for network engineers and come up with a list of great spear-phishing targets because they usually have administrator rights over the network. Then I go onto Twitter or Facebook and trick them into doing something, and I have privileged access.

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Computer hacking really results in financial losses and hassles. The objectives of terrorist groups are more serious. That is not to say that cyber groups can't access a telephone switch in Manhattan on a day like 9/11, shut it down, and therefore cause more casualties.

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I use Mac. Not because it's more secure than everything else - because it is actually less secure than Windows - but I use it because it is still under the radar. People who write malicious code want the greatest return on their investment, so they target Windows systems. I still work with Windows in virtual machines.

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Hacking was the only entertainment that would occupy my mind - like a huge video game, but with real consequences. I could have evaded the FBI a lot longer if I had been able to control my passion for hacking.

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I love solving puzzles, I love finding my way around obstacles, and I love learning new things about technology.

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To some people I'll always be the bad guy.

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My primary goal of hacking was the intellectual curiosity, the seduction of adventure.

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Hacking is exploiting security controls either in a technical, physical or a human-based element.

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Businessman

Born: August 6th, 1963

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