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Mitnick Speaks About Hacking
Rob_Warwick writes "I've just posted a one on one interview with Kevin Mitnick on Applefritter. In just less than 20 minutes, we take a look at who generally gets targeted by social engineering schemes, and how social engineering can assist in making a technical exploit work. Mitnick speaks about which industries are at highest risk from social enginerering, and what types of workers are generally easier to talk into doing something for you. Kevin also talks about who his heroes were when getting into phreaking and computers, as well as a humbling moment when he was on the recieving end of some social engineering. The HOPE keynotes for both Kevin and The Woz are also available for download."
Did the moderator who marked me as Troll, would you please LISTEN to the first part of the interview? You'll notice I'm not trolling.
Insightful? How is it insightful to brush off a potential egregious abuse of the justice system by saying that because he was charged with a crime it's his own fault?
You must live in America (yes, with me). I've noticed a lot of Americans these days seem to think it's acceptable to just brush aside any abuse of the justice system because someone was accused of a crime. Whether Mitnick was a criminal or not does not excuse any wrongdoing that may have occurred on the other side of the bench, no matter how warped your twisted little mind gets on the subject. In case you haven't noticed, the justice system exists largely to determine whether or not people accused of a crime are actually guilty. Until they've been proven guilty, then, they are innocent. Even if they were known to be guitly before the verdict, that doesn't justify excusing abuses in the system, and I'm sorry I live in a country where so many people seem to think that's the case. The irony is too much..
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yes .. he did something wrong (how the definition has changed over time!). he got his punishment (he earned it). fact remains that he is opened the eyes of many people. Listen to his interview .. you'd know what he knows about 'the stuff'. That fact alone makes him admirable .. no matter what.
It's not that he's a felon, it's that Mitnick is a prick.
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...why you left out the part that says: "in an organized militia".