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My primary goal of hacking was the intellectual curiosity, the seduction of adventure.

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Kevin Mitnick
Age: 61
Born: 1963
Born: August 6
Computer Scientist
Computer Security Consultant
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Kevin David Mitnick
The Condor
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Kevin D. Mitnick
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So the ethic I was taught in school resulted in the path I chose in my life following school.
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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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I obtained confidential information in the same way government employees did, and I did it all without even touching a computer. ... I was so successful with this line of attack that I rarely had to go towards a technical attack.
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I was addicted to hacking, more for the intellectual challenge, the curiosity, the seduction of adventure not for stealing, or causing damage or writing computer viruses.
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A hacker doesnt deliberately destroy data or profit from his activities.
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My actions constituted pure hacking that resulted in relatively trivial expenses for the companies involved, despite the government's false claims.
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Steve Wozniak and Steve Jobs founded Apple Inc, which set the computing world on its ear with the Macintosh in 1984.
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Hackers are breaking the systems for profit. Before, it was about intellectual curiosity and pursuit of knowledge and thrill, and now hacking is big business.
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The Americans are the most gullible, because they don't like to deny co-workers' requests.
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I got so passionate about technology. Hacking to me was like a video game. It was about getting trophies. I just kept going on and on, despite all the trouble I was getting into, because I was hooked.
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