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RIP Kevin Mitnick

Posted by jpluimers on 2023/07/20

https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/las-vegas-nv/kevin-mitnick-11371668

We are heartbroken. https://t.co/ynbSs7okBw
— @2600 – @2600.com on Bluesky 🇸🇴 (@2600) July 20, 2023

I still have his business card. RIP Kevin Mitnick https://t.co/VLg7oLqTCj pic.twitter.com/4b0Mmr02bz
— Pedro J. Romanillos (@pjromanillos) July 20, 2023

Kevin gave out these business cards pic.twitter.com/6uUSyIq5ba
— Chris Wysopal (@WeldPond) July 20, 2023

He excelled as one of the most well known social engineers of the era, so much so the myth that he could whistle a modem's connection tones haunted him in prison.

The tale of Tsutomu Shimomura tracking him and arresting him also impressed.

RIP, Condor. https://t.co/pt18iglQLh
— Dinesh Nair (@alphaque) July 20, 2023

I remember watching this live on Tech TV. The day @kevinmitnick was able to get back on a computer after years of probation. RIP Kevin. Pancreatic Cancer Sucks. https://t.co/s4ycR4GRxe
— Brad Proctor (@bradproctor) July 20, 2023

Kevin Mitnick, RIP https://t.co/jN5lEcN9ce
— Enrique López as Sheriff John T. Chance (@enlopter) July 20, 2023

Also: fuck cancer.

—

Kevin Mitnick, 1963-2023

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