Computer Hacker Faces New Federal Charges
Los Angeles Times report on the 1996 federal indictment of Kevin Mitnick and Lewis De Payne. Read more →
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United States v. Mitnick, 2:96-cr-00506
CourtListener docket page for United States v. Mitnick (2:96-cr-00506), the federal criminal case against Kevin Mitnick in the Central District of California. Read more →
Takedown: The Pursuit and Capture of Kevin Mitnick, America's Most Wanted Computer Outlaw - By the Man Who Did It
Tsutomu Shimomura and John Markoff’s account of the technical pursuit that led to Kevin Mitnick’s 1995 arrest, later adapted into the film Takedown and criticized by Mitnick’s supporters as one-sided. Read more →
Kevin Mitnick, Unplugged
Esquire profile by Katie Hafner (co-author of Cyberpunk) examining Kevin Mitnick’s life and psychology in the aftermath of his arrest and the media frenzy surrounding his case. Read more →
'Condor' Myth Loop of Contradictions : Computers: To some, Kevin Mitnick is an electronic terrorist. Others say he's a prankster.
Los Angeles Times feature by Ann W. O’Neill examining the conflicting mythology around Kevin Mitnick after his arrest, contrasting portrayals of him as a dangerous “electronic terrorist” with accounts from those who knew him as a compulsive prankster. Read more →
Fugitive North Hills Hacker Arrested in N. Carolina : Crime: Kevin Mitnick eluded authorities for two years. He is alleged to have cost victims millions.
Los Angeles Times report on Kevin Mitnick’s February 1995 arrest by the FBI in Raleigh, North Carolina, ending a two-and-a-half-year manhunt and detailing allegations that he cost victim companies millions in stolen software. Read more →
Fugitive Computer Hacker Arrested in North Carolina
U.S. Department of Justice press release announcing the February 1995 FBI arrest of fugitive computer hacker Kevin Mitnick in Raleigh, North Carolina. Read more →
Hacker in Hiding: Digital Desperado Who Claims to Have Worked for the FBI Is Now Being Sought by the Agency
Los Angeles Times investigation of fugitive hacker and government informant Justin Petersen, with discussion of Kevin Mitnick and Lewis De Payne. Read more →
Authorities Again Seek Legendary Hacker
Los Angeles Times profile of fugitive hacker Kevin Mitnick and the allegations, history, and mythology surrounding him in 1994. Read more →
Cyberspace's Most Wanted: Hacker Eludes F.B.I. Pursuit
John Markoff’s New York Times profile portrays Mitnick as a fugitive “computer programmer run amok,” detailing his cellular-phone software thefts, his teenage NORAD intrusion claim, and a quote from a former FBI agent calling him overdue for arrest — the piece Mitnick later said sent his public myth “into overdrive.” Read more →
Cyberpunk: Outlaws and Hackers on the Computer Frontier
Katie Hafner and John Markoff’s account of three early computer-underground communities, including the Los Angeles scene around Kevin Mitnick. Read more →
Computer Hacker's Accomplice Gets Probation
UPI report on Lenny DiCicco’s guilty plea and probation sentence for giving Kevin Mitnick unauthorized computer access that let him steal software from Digital Equipment Corporation. Read more →
Computer an 'Umbilical Cord to His Soul': 'Dark Side' Hacker Seen as 'Electronic Terrorist'
Los Angeles Times profile by John Johnson that helped cement Kevin Mitnick’s early public image as a dangerous “electronic terrorist,” describing his intense psychological attachment to computers following his first hacking-related arrests. Read more →
The Phine Art of Phone Phreaking: A Story of Telephones, Computers and the American Way
L.A. Weekly profile of the Southern California phone-phreaking community and Lewis De Payne, identified as “Rosco.” Read more →
Freedom Downtime
2001 documentary by 2600’s Emmanuel Goldstein about Kevin Mitnick’s prosecution, featuring interviews with Alex Kasper Read more →
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