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Kevin Mitnick Case

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There is no one like Kevin. He was once included among the FBI’s Most Wanted because he hacked into over 30 major corporations just “for the challenge.” After being caught and sentenced to jail for a few years, Kevin is now a trusted security consultant to the Fortune 500 and governments worldwide, as well as author to numerous books. (Mitnick, 2004, para. 1) Kevin Mitnick had his first major run in with the law in the late 1980s. At 25, Kevin was caught monitoring the e-mail of MCI and Digital Equipment security officials, which led to his conviction of damaging computers and stealing software. The jury ruled him guilty and the judge sentenced him to one year in prison. (Trigaux, 2000, para. 13) One day after Valentine ’s Day in 1995, FBI

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