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Kevin Mitnick

Mitnick stole source code from DEC and spent 12 months in jail as a result. Soon after he was released, he hacked into Pacific Bell voicemail systems. He ran from the police for two years, hiding his movements by hacking phone systems and cloning cell phone SIM cards. He was finally caught and served a five year prison sentence. He claims that he never exploited technical vulnerabilities and only used social engineering to obtain the passwords to gain access to systems.