Author,Kevin Mitnick and William L. Simon Published by Back Bay Books (2012) Ghost in the Wires: My Adventures as the World’s Most Wanted Hacker Presented by, Zach Smargon

General summary of the book Memoir of Kevin Mitnick and his life story Goes through his progression of hacks Gives the reader a good view of Mitnick uncensored opinion

Background info on Kevin Mitnick Born August 6, 1963 Born and raised in Los Angeles California Raised by a single mother Stared showing signs of hacker mentality at an early age

Mitnick’s hacks Punching his own transfer card for the bus Social Engineering Grey hat Hacker Phone Phreaking Computer Hacking

False Accusations Running away to Israel to avoid a juvenile warrant Being able to whistle into a pay phone and cause world war three Hacked into Police Department computers and erased my prior arrest records Repeatedly harassed and turned off the phone service of actress Kristy McNichol Planted a false news story about Security Pacific National Bank’s having lost millions of dollars, after he had an employment offer withdrawn.

Relation to class Shows the bad part of technology Social Engineering and its connection to phishing As technology advanced so did Mitnick’s hacking Was involved in my different types of hacking

Mitnick Today Mitnick is currently staying out of trouble and is using his talents as a computer hacking consultant

Recommendation I would definitely recommend Ghost in the Wires: My Adventures as the World’s Most Wanted Hacker