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Mitnick Helps Bust Bomb Hoaxer

Posted by simoniker on from the you-go-girl dept.

PhrostyMcByte writes "According to The Register/SecurityFocus: 'Ex-hacker Kevin Mitnick is a hero to the small town of River Rouge, Michigan, after using his tech skills to help officials nab the culprit behind a harrowing series of bomb threats.'" According to the piece, Detective Lt. John Keck "began searching the Internet for technical guidance, which led him to Kevin Mitnick, who'd earlier demonstrated a technique for spoofing Caller ID on the specialty cable network TechTV." Mitnick's comment on the bomb hoaxer? "He wasn't really hacking... he was really just being a jerk."

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  1. Re:What is strange... by daehrednud · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    That's because most of the TelCo people are morons. Those that had brains were either let go or retired. What Mitnick knows about telecommunications technology would probably be a mountain to an anthill compared to the summed knowledge of 50 random telco employees.

  2. I've seen River Rouge by kev0153 · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    I don't think you would be able to tell if a bomb went of in RR Michigan. It looks pretty destroyed right now.

  3. Re:The "in crowd" gets slap-on-wrist by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    And here's a fucking novel idea - how about guys treat girls with respect and not as pieces of meat?

    That's fucking hilarious. It's pretty obvious YOU don't get any pussy. Women want to be treated as pieces of meat. Women don't want a "nice guy."