is kevin metnick still alive??

Answer 1

Kevin Mitnick is indeed still alive. He was a hacker, not a murderer. :)

For those who don't know, Mitnick is one of the most famous computer hackers. He was arrested by the FBI on February 15, 1995. Mitnick was convicted of wire fraud and of breaking into the computer systems of Fujitsu, Motorola, Nokia, and Sun Microsystems. He served five years in prison.

Although often portrayed as a technical expert, most of Mitnick's attacks were based on social engineering, the practice of obtaining confidential information by manipulation of legitimate users, rather than technical exploits he discovered. Mitnick discovered a large number of vulnerabilities in the OpenVMS operating system by getting access to the Voicemail system of security researchers at DEC.

He runs a security consulting services through his company Mitnick Security Consulting, LLC.

In 2002 he co-wrote a book about social engineering called The Art of Deception, and in 2005 he co-wrote The Art of Intrusion, focusing on real stories of security exploits. Mitnick usually makes semiannual appearances on the popular late night radio show Coast to Coast AM. Mitnick has also hosted the show with interviews including Steve Wozniak.

Answer 2

Yes. There was a parody "news" article from Innerpulse, dated 3/4/1999, authored by ShadowMaster, that claimed he was dead. This caused quite a stir on the Mitnick mailing list when some people took it at face value.

Here's his security website, http://www.kevinmitnick.com/

Answer 3

Mitnick is still alive, he's a in a security firm that protects businesses against online hackers.

Answer 4

Who is that.

Answer 5

yes