Kevin Mitnick, Famed U.S. Hacker and Subject of 'Takedown' Film, Dead at 59
etonline.comhas died. He was 59.Mitnick died July 16 in Las Vegas after a 14-month battle with pancreatic cancer, a spokeswoman for KnowBe4, a security training company where Mr.
Mitnick worked confirmed.«The Mitnick Family and KnowBe4 announce the passing of Kevin Mitnick, 59, following a 14-month valiant battle with pancreatic cancer.
Kevin will always remain 'the world’s most famous hacker,' KnowBe4 said in a statement on Twitter Thursday.Mitnick gained notoriety in the '90s, breaking into the computer systems of companies such as Motorola, Nokia and Sun Microsystems, causing what prosecutors alleged was millions of dollars in damage.The Mitnick Family and KnowBe4 announce the passing of Kevin Mitnick, 59, following a 14-month valiant battle with pancreatic cancer.
Kevin will always remain “the world’s most famous hacker”. For more info: https://t.co/l1uvdMrkmLMitnick reached the height of his fame as a hacker in 1995 when the FBI arrested him in the middle of the night at a North Carolina apartment.
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