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Instead of the usual description of Kevin Mitnick, his consulting services and books, the famed hacker's Web site on Sunday displayed a vulgar message.
Legendary hacker Kevin Mitnick talks about his travel hopes for Australia, his upcoming novel, and his first Australian security conference address to be delivered by teleconference this month.
Friends of the convicted cybercriminal have arranged two online auctions of the notebook computers the hacker used to break into several large companies.
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Kevin Mitnick has proven that the weakest link in any security system is the person holding the information.
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