Ask Kevin Mitnick

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Posted by Roblimo on Monday January 20, 2003 @05:00AM from the he's-as-free-as-a-bird-now dept.

Okay, Kevin Mitnick is getting back online and can start taking email tomorrow, January 21. We've spoken with Kevin by phone, and he agrees that a Slashdot interview is a fine way to help celebrate his return to the Internet, especially since he has a book to sell and a consulting business to build. (Don't forget: Kevin hasn't been able to make much money for a number of years, and has a lot of lost time to make up for.) One question per post, please. We'll email Kevin 10 of the highest-moderated questions, and post his answers shortly after he gets them to us.

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Now can we settle it once and for all? by Corporate+Troll · 2003-01-20 05:14 · Score: 4, Funny

Is it "cracker" or "hacker"?
Re:How do you find it? by mstyne · 2003-01-20 05:14 · Score: 5, Funny

He loves ... San Dimas!!

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Big question by GMontag · 2003-01-20 05:16 · Score: 4, Funny

What is the password to my PayPal account? I forgot it a while back.

Thanks in advance!

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Re:How about.... by EinarH · 2003-01-20 05:23 · Score: 5, Funny

He prob. had to do the same that everyone else is doing each time they are back from vaccation:-->
Delete spam. Tons of spam.

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Unauthorized? by _ph1ux_ · 2003-01-20 05:26 · Score: 4, Funny

While you were incarcerated - were there any attempts at unauthorized access to your ports? How did you manage to secure these ports from would be DoS attacks? Did you have to do a lot of social engineering to keep them safe?
Re:Can't earn money? by Angry+White+Guy · 2003-01-20 05:42 · Score: 4, Funny

You should upgrade to the latest version of Linux ported to fountain pens. I reccomend using Bic pens, as they come in 12 packs and are really easy to cluster.

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Re:The slammer by AxelTorvalds · 2003-01-20 06:08 · Score: 5, Funny

Yeah, did you ever lie about your crimes to the inmates to gain respect with them? I understand inmates generally don't like pedophiles and that "the system" punishes them pretty harshly. How do they like super elite hackers? You ever claim you killed a man?
Re:The slammer by SlamMan · 2003-01-20 06:14 · Score: 4, Funny

Best he could claim is that he rooted somebody's system and killed "man"

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Advice by emkman · 2003-01-20 07:06 · Score: 4, Funny

Show some inmates with lots of power how to make free phone calls, and perform some favors for them. When you get out, they will take you into an elite crime syndicate as their technology head. Then wait for a secret box that decrypts everything to come along, and hire your former best friend to steal it for you.
Simple as that

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Re:How about.... by VivianC · 2003-01-20 08:32 · Score: 4, Funny

Great. We can watch him on live TV trying to remember which password he used for his email...

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No he's been waiting for by BoomerSooner · 2003-01-20 08:41 · Score: 4, Funny

hot teen nympho's, an MBA in 2 weeks and penis enlargement offers.

I bet his email account is full! 100,000 spams just waiting for him to return...
Re:How about.... by Eil · 2003-01-20 08:53 · Score: 5, Funny

I see it going something like this:

TechTV Host: Okay Kevin, here's your computer, you have the controls. You said you were thinking about browsing a few web sites?

Kevin: Yes. I think I'd like to try Yahoo. ...tapettytaptap... a few seconds pass

Kevin: Ah. Here we go. Hmm. This is odd, it doesn't look like the screenshots I've seen in magazines...

Kevin displays shock and surprise.

Kevin: It looks like a hundred pages of CREDIT CARD NUMBERS! Hey, what's going on!?!

Cops bust through the doors, comedy ensues.