Hacker Kevin Mitnick Last Emotional Moments In Hospital With Family

According to the Dignity Memorial Funeral Service, renowned

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and author Kevin Mitnick passed away at the age of 59 after a 14-month battle with pancreatic cancer. His wife Kimberly, who is currently with the couple's first child, is the only person he leaves behind. He was born in San Fernando California and demonstrated an early talent for computers that at first confused him as he quickly picked up social engineering and hacking tactics. Mitnik was raised in San Fernando California, the United States government decided to prosecute Mitnik even though it was revealed that he never used his experience to extort targets or steal money from them after his stay in a juvenile detention center, he went on to He served two prison sentences and was even on the FBI's Most Wanted list for a period of time, however, because he was as personable as he was intelligent, he was eventually able to win over his opponents;

In fact, the FBI agent handling his case eventually switched sides and joined Mitnick's defense team after becoming disillusioned with what he perceived as the computer's unfair persecution. magician after leaving prison in 2000 Kevin Mitnick was able to make positive changes in his life. He became a white hat

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using his skills to help others and in 2011 he was promoted to the position of Director of Hacking and B4. cybersecurity business established by his close friends Stu Schuerman, in addition to establishing his own company known as Mitnik Security Consulting, he collaborated with other authors on several books, including The Ghost and the wires, my Adventures as the World's Most.

Wanted Hacker Who Became The New York Times Best Storyteller, The Art Of Deception And The Art Of Intrusion, Both Written With William Simon, And The Art Of Invisibility, Which Was Written With Robert Famosi On Twitter, Working Professionals who had been influenced by Mitnik. career notables expressed their deepest condolences and paid tribute to the guy who had been an inspiration to them Maggie Makopeen, a cybersecurity strategist, said on Twitter that young Kevin was there from the beginning of my time in security Anna was stunned by the news between him and the late cybersecurity engineer Dan Kaminski, it seems like the community is losing a lot of icons lately commented cybersecurity journalist Ken Zetter Dignity Memorial claimed that the contributions Kevin Mitnick made to the world of cybersecurity had left a mark indelible and an incredible legacy.

They described Mitnik as a Visionary and an expert in his industry, as well as a Force for Good. Knowing that Kevin was enthralled, exasperated, amazed, amused, irritated and completely delighted in equal measure. He stated that knowing that Kevin was completely enchanted, he would be lost. for hours at a time the difficult difficulties they encountered in their work and he set extraordinarily high standards not only for himself but also for those who worked with him self-taught and driven by great enthusiasm He drove enormous curiosity and a seemingly infinite energy that continually increased His talent as a hacker even taught himself some of the skills he now uses.

He was never satisfied with pushing himself and his team to strive for greatness in his art and he expected the same of them.