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  • Mitnick's return: The hacker is back

    Kevin Mitnick, one of the world's best-known hackers, is back--with a book and a business. Now he's advising corporations on how to secure their networks.

  • The 'homeless hacker' talks

    The past two years have been a wild ride for Adrian Lamo: The 22-year-old has publicly taken credit for tunnelling into networks belonging to Yahoo, Microsoft, Excite@Home and WorldCom.

  • Mitnick: 'I was never a malicious person'

    Kevin Mitnick and his attorneys are asking a U.S. Federal Judge to unseal a court filing that they claim proves the government was guilty of misconduct while building its case against the hacker. The goal, says Mitnick in a rare interview, is to clear his name.

  • It's getting harder to hide in cyberspace

    The speedy arrest of the alleged author of the "Melissa" e-mail virus underscores a lesson for would-be cyberspace outlaws: It is getting harder to hide in the vast expanse of the Internet, especially for those who actively participate in electronic communities.

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  • Mitnick's return: The hacker is back

    Kevin Mitnick, one of the world's best-known hackers, is back--with a book and a business. Now he's advising corporations on how to secure their networks.

  • Hackers: Under the hood

    Mudge, Kevin Mitnick, Adrian Lamo, Jericho and Raven Alder speak to ZDNet Australia about the making of a hacker.

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