Profile of Kevin Mitnick, the most popular hacker of the 20th century, who once hacked Barack Obama’s BB and the Pentagon

TIME.CO, Jakarta – Deadline pirate intended for someone who has strong programming skills to tinker with code on a computer. Quote pirate first introduced around the 1960s.

Throughout its history, there have been several acts pirate that once made the world nervous. One of them Kevin Mitnick who is considered the most feared hacker of the 20th century. Totally, he once exploited the President’s Blackberry Barack Obamahe penetrated the Pentagon, stole Operation Santa Cruz (SCO), and pursued a number of other controversial cases.

Kevin Mitnick profile

Quoted from imdb-com, Kevin Mitnick is the most famous American hacker in the world. He has become the hardest to catch computer hacker in history. In fact, he was wanted by the FBI after hacking more than 40 major companies around the world.

Reported by the page thefamouspeople-com, This man, whose full name is Kevin David Mitnick, was born in Van Nuys, USA on August 6, 1963. He began his career as a hacker when he was 12 years old. He then hacked a computer system for the first time at the age of 16.

Kevin studied at James Monroe High School in Los Angeles, California. At the time he was a radio operator at his school. He later joined Los Angeles Pierce College and the University of Southern California (USC).

Initially, Kevin worked as a receptionist at the Stephen S. Wise Temple Jewish organization. At the time, he also spent some of his time tinkering with telephone and computer technology. His desire was born from an insatiable curiosity and passion for seemingly impossible programming challenges.

Over time, Kevin’s knowledge grew. His courage also increased to gain illegal access to sensitive information. He managed to penetrate some of the most powerful security infrastructures in existence and hack companies worth millions of dollars. However, Kevin’s actions were never intended for financial gain or loss, but rather for adventure and to test the adrenaline.

His interest since childhood made him a skilled hacker. He managed to hack the Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC) system into its RSTS/E operating system software and clone their software. For these actions, Kevin received a one-year prison sentence and 3 years of supervised release in 1988.

After being free, Kevin launched his action against Pacific Bell. Summarized by mitnicksecurity-com, it also hacked hundreds of other large companies, including the North American Defense Command (NORAD) system. Kevin eventually topped the FBI’s most wanted list in the late 1980s and early 1990s.

After carrying out his actions, Kevin went on the run for three years. He used a false identity to resist arrest. However, Kevin was arrested on February 15, 1995. He was charged with federal crimes related to computer hacking and wire fraud for 2 1/2 years.

But he didn’t stop there, Kevin hacked in December 1997. He asked to hack Yahoo and threatened that there would be an Internet “disaster” before Christmas that year. Kevin was again charged with 14 counts of wire fraud and eight counts of possession of an unauthorized access device. He was sentenced to 46 months in prison and an additional 22 months for violating the terms of a previous probation sentence (1989).

Kevin was released on January 21, 2000, followed by release from supervision on January 21, 2003. Thereafter, he openly prosecuted cyber hackers. He has become a cybersecurity expert for nearly four decades.

Today, Kevin is a trusted security consultant to Fortune 500 companies and governments around the world. He and his company, Global Ghost Team™, help strengthen the defenses of major organizations around the world. Such as AT&T, Dell, FBI, FedEx, Harvard, IBM, MasterCard, Microsoft, Toshiba, Toyota and NASA.

Kevin also serves as an expert witness for major brands. Subsequently he has been in demand as a commentator, security analyst and interview subject in major media outlets around the world. Including several US government agencies, such as the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the Social Security Administration, and the Federal Aviation Administration. In fact, US courts often request Kevin’s services as a keynote speaker at cybercrime conferences for US courts.

Besides that, Kevin has been serving as the “Chief Hacking Officer” at the KnowBe4 company since 2012. He has also been entrusted with the role of an advisory board member of various groups and organizations, such as Zimperium, NET peas, Solve Media, and LifeLock.

KHUMAR MAHENDRA I DWI ANDIKA

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