How the Greatest Hacker Manipulated Everyone
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my dad died when he was 59 too :(
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15 And saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel.
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6 But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.
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Richard M Stallman and how he created the Free/Open Source software movement we have today, such as GNU plus Linux, that most people are clueless about his contributions.
Unless your only interested in Criminals Stories to Exploit.
one fact is the other way round. shimomura said i respect your skills, not kevin
man these dudes were making a 1980s science fiction crime thriller with every move.
For real 😂
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John 3:16-21
16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. 17 For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved. 18 He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God. 19 And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil. 20 For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved. 21 But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God.
Mark 1.15
15 And saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel.
2 Peter 3:9
The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.
Hebrews 11:6
6 But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.
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John 3:16-21
16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. 17 For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved. 18 He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God. 19 And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil. 20 For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved. 21 But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God.
Mark 1.15
15 And saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel.
2 Peter 3:9
The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.
Hebrews 11:6
6 But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.
Jesus
Let's just admit that Aaron Swartz was The Greatest Hacker... which is why the US government relentlessly pursued him and caused him to die.
If you want to read realistic fiction about hackers... Where the hackers are actually helpful to society, "The girl with the dragon tattoo". That's a three books series published in Sweden, translated into English. The hero of the story is an investigative journalist exposing criminal plots. He uses a hacker named Lisbeth to sift through information and find the culprits
Do understad though. In all of this, mitnick was a hobo. No money, riding the wave as it came.
When you take secret info from companies you go to jail but when companies take your data and secrets they sell it and it is business.
woah woah woah, you're making too much sense now lol
@@robethius_ What is your problem?
@@robethius_ ua-cam.com/video/hieoUkUiFbg/v-deo.html
educate your self
@@YugoZex you can’t be that dense …. Read it again. I’m agreeing with you
@@YugoZexcalm down snowflake
Kevin is the ultimate example of the "just for fun" facebook page category
😅
RIP Kevin. In the late 90s, he was one of the Legends, and actually back then when the Internet had just taken the first steps you already knew who he was because almost every book related to the Internet noticed him.
Johnathan James also is one of the best
Legend eh? Until it's you that's violated. Or your grandmother's savings. Why don't these heroes hack attack adversary countries? Oh I forgot, that would take balls.
Legends to me, are people I know that work hard and don't steal.
@@jerelsalazar7959 I understand your point, but we must admit that we have Legends and Satan, Demons, for the Ultimate Evil, and all of these things Good and Bad influenced Human Civilisation, and our past, present, and future must be remembered Let's draw conclusions because who does not remember the Past repeats the Same Mistakes!
As a European, I never ever expected war to explode in my lifetime, but now in the 21st century is a fact that 600km from me in Ukraine... I don't know how we forgot hitler ( yes, no Capital letter for him ... ) and the nazi regime like that is back actually now and killing hundreds of thousands of people...
that is true !!
@@jerelsalazar7959 Don't let imperfection ruin what is good. Kevin did nothing wrong and only made these companies tighten up because if it wasn't him, its China or Russia or whoever.
EDIT - and there are plenty of "nationalist" "white hat" hackers that are hacking foreign adverseries all the time, they don't announce it to the world for obvious reasons.
This dude was amazingly clever.
If he had only been a little more careful, he only got caught because of his little slip ups every now and then.
The film “Takedown” was based off his story.
Based on. And not exetera. Et cetera
@@snorttroll4379 what?
too bad human makes mistakes...
Thanks so much, my friend. I am actually just putting this one on and didn't know it was made into a movie. Cheers, from Newfoundland, Canada.
Jesus Christ saves
He had mercy on me he can save all who all seek him today He made away through calvery repent of all sins today
Romans 6:23
For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Come to Jesus Christ today
Jesus Christ is only way to heaven
Repent and follow him today seek his heart Jesus Christ can fill the emptiness he can fill the void
Heaven and hell is real cone to the loving savior today
Today is the day of salvation tomorrow might be to late come to the loving savior today
Holy Spirit can give you peace purpose and joy and his will today
John 3:16-21
16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. 17 For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved. 18 He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God. 19 And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil. 20 For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved. 21 But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God.
Mark 1.15
15 And saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel.
2 Peter 3:9
The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.
Hebrews 11:6
6 But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.
Jesus
Bloody genius. I can imagine someone doing this in 2024 because they have all the resources but doing this in 1990's with limited sources was incredible.
Do you know Jesus Christ can set you free from sins and save you from hell today
Jesus Christ is the only hope in this world no other gods will lead you to heaven
There is no security or hope with out Jesus Christ in this world come and repent of all sins today
Today is the day of salvation come to the loving savior Today repent and do not go to hell
Come to Jesus Christ today
Jesus Christ is only way to heaven
Repent and follow him today seek his heart Jesus Christ can fill the emptiness he can fill the void
Heaven and hell is real cone to the loving savior today
Today is the day of salvation tomorrow might be to late come to the loving savior today
Romans 6.23
For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
John 3:16-21
16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. 17 For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved. 18 He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God. 19 And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil. 20 For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved. 21 But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God.
Mark 1.15
15 And saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel.
2 Peter 3:9
The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.
Hebrews 11:6
6 But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.
Jesus
I feel like one thing though is they also had limited resources to catch him back then. Now it might be easier to catch these sorts of people possibly.
The "sources" weren't as limited as you think. He didn't come up with this on his own, he learned it from others. Of course, he was very good at it. (what we call "social engineering" today.)
@@Sniper-ng5nd Limited by modern standards. Phone calls and cell phones were very much traceable back then, too. CALEA didn't exist yet, so it wasn't exactly real-time. Changing his ESN ("cloning") meant his phone was linked to someone else. That's harder to do these days as the networks are far more integrated - the same ESN showing up more than once can be detected _automatically_ within seconds. Locating an ESN within the network took a while; locating a phone number is instantaneous, because that's how the PSTN functions. (esp. for _mobile_ phones.)
Moving around, changing your identity makes you just as had to find today as 40 years ago. Of course, changing your identity has gotten much harder, because it's now a going concern.
I feel the opposite, it is way harder to remain hidden in 2024 for a list of reasons, starting with the fact the are more and more cameras with face recognition everywhere
I know him, he is a great hacker. I used to visit his website in early 2000's and there was a countdown timer on his web-page showing the time remaining in his release from jail.
LOL @ the countdown timer.
No, not much into English language. I meant I recognize this guy.@kahlin3886
Hacking is fictional. Is this about someone outside of fiction?
@kahlin3886handjobs in the shower?
@@bunk95 are you slow?
A movie MUST be made about this legend!
There is one, Takedown, but it's made after markovs and shimomuras accounts, i.e it's not that accurate or flattering. It's a decent hacker movie though, if you look at it in a vacuum.
But someone should really do a movie based on Mitnick's story from ghost in the wire.
‘Takedown”, (also, “Track Down” in some countries)2000. A bad movie based on a (in my opinion) horribly biased book by John Markoff of the NYT, who involved himself in the investigation and eventual prosecution driven by the revenge by one of Kevin’s foils, Tsutomu Shimomura.
Kevin’s story needs a new take. I nominate Jonathan Littman’s book, “The Fugitive Game” as well as Kevin’s autobiography. Kevin Poulsen can donate his time. He was there, but shouldn’t profit any further from his participation in…related…events.
Watch Mr. Robot.
@@ss_avsmt I like Mr. Robot but they are not even close to the same.
Thanks for creating this. In all honesty, it's been a long time since I was hooked on a show and didn't want to miss a second of it. Cheers
This man inspired me as a kid. He and my good friend from highschool, Alex, revered him. The things we did together were incredible and all because we had been inspired by the hacker spirit in Kevin Mitnick. Both Kevin and Alex have passed on, but I will never forget the memories. May they both rest in peace, compromising every system in their path :)
I swear to god. I laughed my ass off at this story like never before. This should be made into a comedy😂😂. What an absolute legend. Has a film been made about him?
@@TheSubpremeState A fairly subpar movie was "adapted" from the book Takedown. Of course, in the US, the movie was called "Track Down" because we're stupid.
Mitnick inspired a lot of people, his books are fantastic and his legendary status cannot be denied. RIP
@@doggonemess1 I think that may be due to the huge controversy surrounding the film's release (and creation) in the US. Many in the hacking community were up in arms over it. I believe it pretty much destroyed the film's US release. Don't remember exactly what went down and how it went down but I know there were protests outside of the studio's HQ and 2600 mag (of course) were a big part of it all.
Oooh yeah.. Much of it had to do with the fact that kevin was still awaiting trial, I believe! And the film was portraying him exactly as Markhoff/Shimomura depicted him in their book, Takedown (which Kevin vehemently disagreed with). Anyway it's kind of interesting. I don't remember all the details after all this time but I'm sure there is a lot of info on youtube alone.
@@intuit13 Thanks for the info!
I was blessed to have spoken to Kevin on many occasions both during his time of infamy and later during his deserved subsequent success. We first spoke on a group call back in the days of Blue Boxes and those calls would sometimes have people such as the original Cap'n Crunch John Draper and Steve Wozniak.
Kevin was a good man and a brilliant man and he was badly mistreated and misrepresented during his captivity.
Thank you for this story and for presenting Kevin in such a well understood and honest way (AKA circa 86-96 Sandbagger)
I have to appreciate the effort you have put to explain / produce the whole story, Good Job.
Thank you very much, Sid
I appreciate his unique ability to identify weaknesses in a system, setup scenarios that line up nicely for exploitation, and to know exactly how to exploit these. It's a skill. Many of us can identify some weaknesses around us, even the ones that are contributing to our misery (like in government systems), but we can't follow to exploit these. That's the difference between a hacker and you
I was glued to the screen watching this. Great story plus beautifully narrated and put together. Greetings from Thailand.
Oh my god... I had no heard that Kevin passed away until seeing this. I got into computers in high school in the mid 90s, and Kevin Mitnick was kind of a god to all of us youngsters. He may not have been the best role model back then, but even so he must have inspired untold hundreds/thousands of young hackers and computer security enthusiasts, many of whom I am sure helped build the internet as we know it today. RIP Kevin. Now he is truly 'free' :/
this sounds like an even more interesting version of "War Games" - this should definitely be a movie
great idea! this video clip was fascinating.
I was thinking the same thing then I came across your comment.
Kevin was a friend of mine and I want everyone to know he NEVER hacked for profit; it was a world of puzzles for him and he was the best
as a greyhat myself, it's almost never about the $ after a certain point. Mitnick was a greyhat, change my mind.
I remember this well. Very good storytelling and narrative. Just subscribed.
Wow, great video. Kevin was ahead of his time. The lesson of security of Kevin, people are the greatest weakness, are taught in all companies today. RIP KEVIN 2023
Like Houdini he may come back through the internet like a Patron Saint.
Wonderful story! Thank you for all you do and keep up the great work!
His phishing test emails never work for me at work. 😂
knowbe4 😂
Lol 😅 Thanks to him, I guess
i worked for a financial institution. they would send out fishing emails to the staff. it was appalling how many failed the test.
I remember in 2002 he use to come on aol chats he was cool af
@@HandMeDealsstop the cap. He never did such a thing
excellent video!
it's really sad to me that the company he helped found, know be 4, didn't release any kind of tribute video about him after his passing and just continued on like nothing had happened.
I helped to make them one of our training vendors and do wonder about that. Keven made cameos in some of the training videos - I thought that was an awesome touch. TBO, so many of our employees are actually eager to watch his training videos. THAT, is a sign of his genious. Kevin is finally FREE. RIP.
The demise of Sir Kevin Mitnick came to me as an absolute shock.
He is an idol for me, always will be.
It broke my heart, he was also hero ,the reason i became a software engineer
RIP. Will always be my hero. Now he is truly free.
Well done 👏.....thanks for the good content. ❤
@Newsthink they way you've put a fantastic video filled with details into just 25 minutes..just wow very much appreciated. You have a new loving subscriber..going to scroll down to watch all of your videos❤
Appreciate the love! Will do more of these kinds of docs in the future
What great documentary, even more amazing the commentary, the storyline is just mind boggling and entertaining.
Wow, I didnt know he passed away last year. Bless you Kevin. I loved your books.
Thank you.
What a neutral and balanced post about the internet 10/10.
Really interesting and informative, and for me, you did this respectfully given how the story ends.
I remember hearing about him back in the 90's. Thanks.
RIP Kevin, you are a legend and there will be no one like you ever again.
This is an amazing piece and filled in so much that I greatly apporeacite the details and simplicity of delivery. I'll be back.
You know what I love is how it's all explained to us so we can go do it ourselves
Whistle into your cell phone and see what happens...
@@ALCRAN2010 I can't stand cell phones cell phones are the reason for your parents getting robbed
Obviously there was alot of editing with 1940's tech
@@ALCRAN2010😂😂😂😂
You can do it, but will it work???
Excellent reporting and very interesting!
A riveting story, very well presented. Well worth watching, thank you.
What a sad ending to this story. As stated numerous times, he never used information for malicious purposes. Im glad he was able to get on the good side of the government and leave a child behind before his passing.
i like to think it isn’t the end of his adventures…
Thank you Em for sharing your world with us.
This is an incredibly well made documentary.
Thank you for sharing this! 🙏
Totally rivetting, beautifully made, great story. Amazing man, respect
Sad to learn here that Kevin Mitnick died July 2023. I read/listened to his book "Ghost in the Wires" on audible three times and it was a real page turner, he was a great guy.
Fascinating story, thank you, thank you much.
This was an incredible story. Thank you for your hard work and fantastic effort! :)
Wow thank you for this nostalgic video. He is definitely someone special for me and for the world. Well done.
That's a perfect character Arc
Wow,
Thank you Very Much.
Another source of hacking that is never mentioned is outsourcing. Infact this could be one of the main sources. Great video by the way
NOT THE COMPILER. I CAN ALMOST FEEL HIM HOLDING BACK THAT ANGER
Really the only difference between Mitnick and Bill Gates, or Sergey Brin, or Zuckerberg is that he didn't think about how hacking could make him rich. He just did it as pranks but was likely an even more powerful dual-hemisphere thinker like a Steve Jobs with his artistic and linear lobes well developed if he had the right guidance or impetus. This guy is the Godfather of all true digital divergence and rebellion.
If I understand you correctly, your contention is that Mitnick had both high level social and technical skills. I agree. You seem to have a higher opinion of Jobs than I though. If it was not for Woz and his contributions, Jobs would have probably had modest success and/or sold weed out of a VW bus. That's just my opinion, I could be wrong.
@@poohbeartubeSteve jobs is the goat
@@connorthomson7710 Grow up.
@@poohbeartube you *_are_* wrong.
@@mlw237 To be fair, you don't know that at all... You're just inclined to believe that. But since you are certain, provide substantiation for your assertion.
85% of Corporate losses are sourced from employees who felt betrayed by their masters. {source: Mitnick's book} Focusing on the 15% of losses that a exogenous to the Corporate structure is disingenuous at best. Corporations are their own worst enemy, which is a systemic consequence of contradictions in ownership and value-distribution. Just as Clayton Christensen predicted, all corporations fail, eventually, from their own systemic inadequacies to account for the Social Management fallacies that they institute within their governance methodologies. Hackers aren't the problem, they' re just a symptom of a larger order problem.
it must be even worse now with the dei hires.
This was a really great short but consist breakdown of Kevins life. But I actually shed a tear when I found out he died shortly after he finally found love. I didn't know that he had passed on.
Damn! I wasn’t aware that he had passed away 😥. Besides being a great hacker he was an excellent story teller. I hope a movie will be made about him one day. Thank you for the video, well done! 🙏
If he hadnt done all of this they wouldnt be as advanced. Rip Mitnic❤
He then made his money training cybersecurity. I’ve taken the training; very well done.
Being curious , mischievous, and talented is a CRIME! Never forget it!
I was fortunate to meet Kevin Mitnick on occasion and still have his business card to this day (made out of metal). He was a very modest person and always willing to share information and later in his life he looked to monetize his knowledge / reputation. I also got to meet Frank Abagnale Jr. another story for another day.
Holy shit. I didn't know he died. I've been living under a rock.
R.I.P Kevin!
Wow, that was amazing storytelling. I know I’ve heard of Kevin before but I didn’t know the story.
Amazing story, thank you so much for sharing this great story
The super hero of my era!!
4:37 Hey...a Data General Dasher terminal...and a Far Side coffee cup! What a great sight in the late 80s-early 90s...wow! Now, what's that "Bulle..." magazine on the desk? THAT should put a year, if not a month, on exactly when this picture was taken! Fantastic video with the best example of period-correct tech!
I did some googling, and it’s Bullett magazine!
@@sheaerin That's terrific, thank you! I haven't looked myself yet, but are there archives that go back to the 80s/90s where we might be able to do a date match on that cover? THAT would be cool...thanks for the additional research!
Well, no, that can’t be right. It says their first issue came out in 2010…Hmm….
@@sheaerin A reverse image search traces this back to a flicker post Uploaded on February 16, 2017. I can't link it here because my comment will be blocked if I do, but the description is:
R6, State & Private Forestry, Forest Health Protection
1988. Bruce Hostetler. Western spruce budworm control project lab. Mt. Hood National Forest, Oregon.
Bruce Hostetler. Western spruce budworm control project lab. Mt. Hood National Forest, Oregon.
Photo by and courtesy of: William M. Ciesla
Date: 1988
Credit: USDA Forest Service, Region 6, State and Private Forestry, Forest Health Protection.
Collection: William M. Ciesla collection; Fort Collins, Colorado.
You are so missed Kevin! RIP ❤. Your brilliance still shines.
This is really, really well done. One of the most captivating videos I’ve seen in a while. Great storytelling work
He could have started a billion dollar cyber security firm.
He did lol an created a business for selling bypassing tools for locks....
lolololololololol. He did
Rip Kevin A hero of mine back in the day.
Honestly the story is struck a nerve I became choked up for a moment and broke down. After hearing about someone's incredible journey through Life then to learn that they died tragically of cancer. It was especially heartbreaking because Mr Mitnick left behind a wife and child. Before learning about his demise, I was thinking I have to look this guy up because we have a lot of things in common....
There's no hope for a "People" who glorify their "Criminals." - Saint Rothel
This would make an exceptional movie script.
Look up Mike Virus. A way better story
They made a crap movie many years ago. The true documentary about the ordeal you should see is called: FREEDOM DOWNTIME
The Global Ghost Team. RIP Kevin 🫡
Great documentary - loved to watch it
This was very interesting. Cheers!
RIP Condor ❤
Well done. You’re a terrific storyteller.
Geez - I know of Kevin and have seen some of his presentations from conferences here on UA-cam, but I had no idea he was this clever in his early days!
My girl and I were witness to the same lights. The lights were very close to us and very bright metalic. This is just another sighting of many.
Deep respects good sir 🙏
"One of his buddies ex girlfriend, snitched".
And THIS is why nerds stay single.
felt like watching his biography movie call "catch me if u can version millennium" RIP Sir. Kevin im idol your curiosity , salute n much respect
5 years in jail for what? Ridiculous!
give tis guy a netflix movie or series!
He’s passed now.
Great video, thank you! Kevin was indeed very smart. I hope they make a new movie about him.
i had an acquaintance that could do the phone whistling thing. he had perfect pitch and a hell of a musician.
He didn't manipulate me
1:10 Webcams? Computers didn't have webcams back then. At least, it would be exceedingly rare. Like an company executive with a purpose-built video system to talk to a specific remote site. Webcams were certainly not in general use.
I thought that was weird too, but Kevin specifically mentioned that in his memoir related to this incident:
"Working as fast as I can, I install a “remote access Trojan,” a type of malicious software that gives me full access to the system, so I can log keystrokes, grab password hashes, and even instruct the webcam to take pictures of the person using the computer." (prologue)
@Newsthink so you thought you should parrot that line uncritically?
You said he did these things, not that he claims he did these things.
What are you saying??@@CatFish107
The first webcam was developed in 1991, and became common in use in 1993.
@CatFish107 He said it. It's not their job to investigate all of the claims of everyone involved. Only to document what THEIR claims are.
20:00 That "sinking feeling in his stomach" would later turn into pancreatic cancer.
I love these kind of advertising where it says that we’re compromised by having so many firewall protections and then now she’s advertising for one not to mention, I pay for premium to not watch ads
Yt ad revenue alone isn’t enough to pay for the production of these kinds of videos
Hackers are geniuses, but they are usually selfish. They use their time fighting each other and simply playing and all together they could literally save the world, free all the people who are slaves to this terrible system, stop wars and do many great things for humanity. What a pity!
Stop wars? I guess they could hold the bad guys hostage until they agreed to STOP KILLING EACH OTHER! Not a bad idea.
"We don't serve cops here".
I love this guy. 😂😂😂😂
Ghost in the Wires is one of my favorite books! Kevin is a legend!
I love falling asleep to it on Audiobook. I didn't know he passed away until I saw this video though 😭
Ghost in the Wires was so good I couldn't put it down
May he rest in peace 🙏🕊
Great video, also rest in peace Kevin!
That is next-level communication skill. This guy looks like a 007 agent, plus he is a hacker!
That's why I love opening the man
Great content! Ty NT : )
What a great story. A movie must be made about him. Shimmy sounds like a character too!
yea they charges us for long distance not til 2016/2017 where we had minutes on our phone
"Govt thought I could launch nuke just by whistling into phone" He was believed to have been held longer without a trial than any other prisoner in the United States