Imagine a hacker No digital door should remain closed to him. Yes, Kevin Mitnick is exactly that person.

Okay, but how can someone be like that? experienced manipulator and hacker it could be?

Let’s first see who he is.

Kevin Mitnick wasn’t just a computer genius. He was also a master of manipulation. He could easily infiltrate any building he wanted and make everyone there believe he had confirmed his identity.

This ability creating false identities at receptions and used security systems through deception.

For Mitnick, the real challenge lies in overcoming technical systems. It was also about convincing people.

As he said in his book “Ghost in the Wires”; Using copying security cards, Photoshop skills and a little courage, he could open any door.

So what was he doing in the rooms he entered?

After entering the office, Mitnick using a USB drive equipped with hacking tools would manipulate the existing operating system.

This driver; can record keyboard strokes, steal passwords and It can even activate webcams. The most crucial step is reaching the servers responsible for customer transactions and from there millions was to obtain credit card information.

However, he did not use or sell the information he had access to.

In fact, in 1995, Kevin As a result of the joint work of the FBI and Shimomura He was caught in his apartment. Mitnick’s location was determined thanks to technical tracking by Shimomura and physical tracking by local police.

Kevin, between them phone and computer fraud, possession of access device and interfering with data communications, and was sentenced to five years in prison.

When Kevin was released on January 21, 2000, The US government, its old enemy, He said he invited him to give his opinion. He now continues as CEO of Mitnick Security.

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