Why 1970s hackers had ‘whiz kid’ status
Kevin Mitnick, one of the most famous computer hackers, talks to CNET News about his days on the dark side and why he’s now one of the good guys.
One of the first computer hackers ever prosecuted, Kevin Mitnick was labelled a “computer terrorist” after leading the FBI on a three-year manhunt for breaking into computer networks and stealing software at Sun, Novell and Motorola.
