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The key to social engineering is influencing a person to do something that allows the hacker to gain access to information or your network.
Kevin Mitnick
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Kevin Mitnick
Age: 61
Born: 1963
Born: August 6
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Kevin David Mitnick
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Kevin D. Mitnick
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My argument is not that I shouldn't have been punished, but that the punishment didn't fit the crime.
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The human. Now you know all about your target
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