19 Jul
2023
19 Jul
'23
7:35 p.m.
Maybe this note is off topic but I don't think so: The death of Kevin
Mitnick. His book "Ghost in the Wire" is a classic. Too bad he was a
criminal!
Murray 🙂
7:58 p.m.
A quick google turned this up.
https://www.securityweek.com/famed-hacker-kevin-mitnick-dead-at-59/
Zane
On Jul 19, 2023, at 7:55 PM, steve shumaker via cctalk
<cctalk(a)classiccmp.org> wrote:
what's your source for this?
On 7/19/23 7:35 PM, Murray McCullough via cctalk wrote:
Maybe this note is off topic but I don't
think so: The death of Kevin
Mitnick. His book "Ghost in the Wire" is a classic. Too bad he was a
criminal!
Murray 🙂
8:35 p.m.
On 7/19/23 19:58, Zane Healy via cctalk wrote:
A quick google turned this up.
https://www.securityweek.com/famed-hacker-kevin-mitnick-dead-at-59/
Too bad, but on the other hand, John Draper turned 80 this year.
Probably a better role model.
--Chuck
9:40 p.m.
On 7/19/23 22:35, Chuck Guzis via cctalk wrote:
On 7/19/23 19:58, Zane Healy via cctalk wrote:
https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/las-vegas-nv/kevin-mitnick-11371…
A quick google turned this up.
https://www.securityweek.com/famed-hacker-kevin-mitnick-dead-at-59/
Too bad, but
on the other hand, John Draper turned 80 this year.
Probably a better role model.
--Chuck
20 Jul
20 Jul
12:05 a.m.
On Wed, Jul 19, 2023, 8:35 PM Chuck Guzis via cctalk <cctalk(a)classiccmp.org
wrote:
On 7/19/23 19:58, Zane Healy via cctalk wrote:
Oh, god, no.
Sellam
A quick google turned this up.
https://www.securityweek.com/famed-hacker-kevin-mitnick-dead-at-59/
Too bad, but on the other hand, John Draper turned 80 this year.
Probably a better role model.
--Chuck
19 Jul
19 Jul
8:07 p.m.
Well there is his obituary..... plus news articles....
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<cctalk(a)classiccmp.org> Date: 7/19/23 7:56 PM (GMT-08:00) To:
cctalk(a)classiccmp.org Cc: steve shumaker <shumaker(a)att.net> Subject: [cctalk] Re:
Death of Mitnick what's your source for this?On 7/19/23 7:35 PM, Murray McCullough via
cctalk wrote:> Maybe this note is off topic but I don't think so: The death of
Kevin> Mitnick. His book "Ghost in the Wire" is a classic. Too bad he was
a> criminal!>> Murray 🙂
20 Jul
20 Jul
4:55 p.m.
oops - it does help google when you give it the correct spelling.. duh
Steve
On 7/19/2023 8:07 PM, Ali via cctalk wrote:
Well there is his obituary..... plus news
articles....
-------- Original message --------From: steve shumaker via cctalk
<cctalk(a)classiccmp.org> Date: 7/19/23 7:56 PM (GMT-08:00) To:
cctalk(a)classiccmp.org Cc: steve shumaker <shumaker(a)att.net> Subject: [cctalk] Re:
Death of Mitnick what's your source for this?On 7/19/23 7:35 PM, Murray McCullough via
cctalk wrote:> Maybe this note is off topic but I don't think so: The death of
Kevin> Mitnick. His book "Ghost in the Wire" is a classic. Too bad he was
a> criminal!>> Murray 🙂
21 Jul
21 Jul
10:30 a.m.
Interesting person.
-------- Original message --------From: Steven Shumaker via cctalk
<cctalk(a)classiccmp.org> Date: 7/20/23 7:05 PM (GMT-06:00) To:
cctalk(a)classiccmp.org Cc: Steven Shumaker <shumaker(a)att.net> Subject: [cctalk] Re:
Death of Mitnick oops - it does help google when you give it the correct spelling..
duhSteveOn 7/19/2023 8:07 PM, Ali via cctalk wrote:> Well there is his obituary.....
plus news articles....> -------- Original message --------From: steve shumaker via
cctalk <cctalk(a)classiccmp.org> Date: 7/19/23 7:56 PM (GMT-08:00) To:
cctalk(a)classiccmp.org Cc: steve shumaker <shumaker(a)att.net> Subject: [cctalk] Re:
Death of Mitnick what's your source for this?On 7/19/23 7:35 PM, Murray McCullough via
cctalk wrote:> Maybe this note is off topic but I don't think so: The death of
Kevin> Mitnick. His book "Ghost in the Wire" is a classic. Too bad he was
a> criminal!>> Murray 🙂
20 Jul
20 Jul
3:37 a.m.
Yeah, when I was young and foolish I never ... (:
On Thu, 20 Jul 2023 at 03:36, Murray McCullough via cctalk <
cctalk(a)classiccmp.org> wrote:
Maybe this note is off topic but I don't think so:
The death of Kevin
Mitnick. His book "Ghost in the Wire" is a classic. Too bad he was a
criminal!
Murray 🙂
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6:07 a.m.
On Jul 19, 2023, at 10:35 PM, Murray McCullough via
cctalk <cctalk(a)classiccmp.org> wrote:
Maybe this note is off topic but I don't think so: The death of Kevin
Mitnick. His book "Ghost in the Wire" is a classic. Too bad he was a
criminal!
I remember when we in RSTS/E development were at the receiving end of his attacks. That
would have been 1982 or thereabouts. We introduced a time-based second key system,
somewhat like the later cryptographic tokens, to keep him out.
paul
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Steven Shumaker
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