Kevin Mitnick Web site hacked

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Instead of the usual description of Kevin Mitnick, his consulting services and books, the famed hacker's Web site on Sunday displayed a vulgar message.

Online vandals, apparently operating from Pakistan, broke into the computer hosting Mitnick's Web site on Sunday and replaced his front page with one of their own. As a result, four Web addresses belonging to Mitnick, including KevinMitnick.com and MitnickSecurity.com, displayed an explicit message on Mitnick and hacking.

"The Web hosting provider that hosts my sites was hacked," Mitnick told CNET News.com in an interview Monday. "Fortunately, I don't keep any confidential data on my Web site, so it wasn't that serious. Of course it is embarrassing to be defaced--nobody likes it."

Mitnick's name is synonymous with "notorious hacker" for many. He was caught by the FBI in 1995 after a well-publicized pursuit and spent five years behind bars for wire and computer fraud. Today he is a consultant, has written two books, and spends much of his time on the road at speaking engagements.

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#1 leesmithg on 22 Aug 2006 - 10:17

mmm yeah o.k. Whats that smell>>>ber ber ber publicity stunt attention seeked, hits gone down, revenue starting to fall.

#2 Samboini on 22 Aug 2006 - 10:21

Ironic.

#3 The Teej on 22 Aug 2006 - 11:19

Ironic, but they must have a death wish if they go and ahead and hack Mitnick's website

#4 Devil Fish on 22 Aug 2006 - 11:47

Slow news day huh...

#5 MvT Cracker on 22 Aug 2006 - 11:57

http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/38416311/

#6 Orange on 22 Aug 2006 - 12:18

lol

#7 Jugalator on 22 Aug 2006 - 12:31

He was only a hacker if one by that mean good at social engineering.

(1 reply) #8 P1R4T3 on 22 Aug 2006 - 12:33

hax0r attacking the 1337.
pwnd.
lol.

#8.1 NightmarE D on 22 Aug 2006 - 19:19

Recess is over now, return to your class

#9 RangerLG on 22 Aug 2006 - 12:41

Looks like its time to find a new host.

#10 chconline on 22 Aug 2006 - 13:22

Good for him...

(1 reply) #11 Samboini on 22 Aug 2006 - 13:24

I don't understand how he has his own website if he is banned from computers completely? Seems a bit daft...?

#11.1 NightmarE D on 22 Aug 2006 - 19:17

When he was released, he was still banned from using computers for 1 or 2 years I believe. Then they lifted the ban.

I remember something being on G4TV where it was his first time back on a computer and he did it live on one of the shows or something.

(1 reply) #12 thugilex on 22 Aug 2006 - 13:35

hacking is like sex , u get in u get out and make sure u dont leave anything inside !

#12.1 Laser_iCE on 23 Aug 2006 - 03:57

Another common misinterpretation ... There is a difference between cracking and hacking

#13 NightmarE D on 22 Aug 2006 - 19:24

Thought I'd add that he's never once called himself the greatest hacker in the world. He's even admitted that he was more into the whole social engineering side of it than anything else. The fact he could just call and get the info he needed to break into whatever system he wanted is a lot better than the people who call themselves the greatest hackers while they sit there for hours to do what he could do in like an hour.

That's what made him a little better than the others

(2 replies) #14 xSuRgEx on 23 Aug 2006 - 01:54

the Pakistananis are proberly still mad at the cricket thing from a few days ago., so a Pakistanian hacker decided to settel the score.

very dumb thing to do, i hope mitnick tracks him down.

#14.1 mrbester on 23 Aug 2006 - 09:02

Yes, because of course they are going to target an US citizen's website running under a US domain on a US server for a grievance they have with an Australian umpire and the England Cricket Board. You prat.

#14.2 sentio on 23 Aug 2006 - 18:20

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