Kevin Mitnick

The hacker mindset doesn't actually see what happens on the other side, to the victim. ↗

— Kevin Mitnick

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As a young boy, I was taught in high school that hacking was cool. ↗

— Kevin Mitnick

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Then again, my case was all about the misappropriation of source code because I wanted to become the best hacker in the world and I enjoyed beating the security mechanisms. ↗

— Kevin Mitnick

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Are hackers a threat? The degree of threat presented by any conduct, whether legal or illegal, depends on the actions and intent of the individual and the harm they cause. ↗

— Kevin Mitnick

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I made stupid decisions as a kid, or as a young adult, but I'm trying to be now, I'm trying to take this lemon and make lemonade. ↗

— Kevin Mitnick

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Back in my day, I would probe by hand. Now you can get commercial software that does the job for you. ↗

— Kevin Mitnick

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Choosing a hard-to-guess, but easy-to-remember password is important! ↗

— Kevin Mitnick

#important

For the average home-user, anti-virus software is a must. ↗

— Kevin Mitnick

#average #must #software

Garbage can provide important details for hackers: names, telephone numbers, a company's internal jargon. ↗

— Kevin Mitnick

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My actions constituted pure hacking that resulted in relatively trivial expenses for the companies involved, despite the government's false claims. ↗

— Kevin Mitnick

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