1. Ghost in the Wires: My Adventures as the World’s Most Wanted Hacker
By Kevin Mitnick
Published in 2012

2. Overview Autobiography of Kevin Mitnick, an ex-hacker
Hacked cell phones and s
Stole software
Impersonated employees
Went on the run with false identities

3. Overview (cont.) Finally caught on February 14, 1995.
He pled guilty to seven counts of:
wire fraud
computer fraud
possession to devices
interception of data communications
Sentenced an additional 46 months in custody to the 22 months on August 9, 1999
He was released on January 21,
Finally caught on February 14, 1995.
Signed a binding plea agreement on March

4. Overview (cont.)
Since 2000, Mitnick has been a paid security consultant, public speaker and author.
Security consulting for Fortune 500 companies and the FBI
Performs penetration testing services for the world's largest companies
Teaches Social Engineering classes to dozens of companies and government agencies.

5. Incidents Dived in dumpsters looking for partially used punch cards
Found ways to bend the rules at a young age
Cheated the system
Habit of not caring about what he was stealing
1979, hacked into his first network, Digital Electronic Corporation (DEC)
Stole software and hacked private s
Resulted in DEC having to spend thousands of dollars to rectify damaged systems
Climategate hacker
Mitnick had nothing to expose

6. Incidents (cont.) Impersonated phone company personnel
Got codes and top-secret phone numbers
Got employees to place and disable wiretaps.
Got information he doesn’t need
False identities
Evan Ratliff
Hid from mistakes
Shows no remorse

7. Recommendations Interesting Very informative
Hard to have an opinion against him