Hacker attack activities are now so common that they happen every day. But in the early days of computer networking, Kevin Mitnick was a well-known name because he was probably the first "star" of the hacking world. Mitnick died on July 16 at the age of 59 from pancreatic cancer.
His name became known to the world in 1995 after he was hunted by the FBI for accessing computer networks before stealing passwords and software. The deceased had started hacking since 1979 at the age of 16. He was sentenced to five years in prison for hacking.
After his release from prison, he was banned from using computers for three years. This was later withdrawn after Mitnick agreed not to profit from selling books and films based on his life for seven years. After that period he started his career as a security consultant through his own company holding the position of Chief Hacker.
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