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1、LITTLE,BROWNANDCOMPANYNewYorkBostonLondonFormymotherandgrandmother—K.D.M.ForArynne,Victoria,andDavid,Sheldon,Vincent,andElenaRoseandespeciallyforCharlotte—W.L.S.FOREWORDImetKevinMitnickforthefirsttimein2001,duringthefilmingofaDiscoveryChanneldocumentarycalledTheHistoryofHacking,andwecontinuedthec
2、ontact.Twoyearslater,IflewtoPittsburghtointroducehimforatalkhewasgivingatCarnegieMellonUniversity,whereIwasdumbfoundedtohearhishackinghistory.Hebrokeintocorporatecomputersbutdidn’tdestroyfiles,andhedidn’tuseorsellcreditcardnumbershehadaccessto.Hetooksoftwarebutneversoldanyofit.Hewashackingjustfor
3、thefunofit,justforthechallenge.Inhisspeech,KevinspelledoutindetailtheincrediblestoryofhowhehadcrackedthecaseoftheFBIoperationagainsthim.Kevinpenetratedthewholeoperation,discoveringthatanewhacker“friend”wasreallyanFBIsnitch,learningthenamesandhomeaddressesoftheentireFBIteamworkinghiscase,evenliste
4、ninginonthephonecallsandvoicemailsofpeopletryingtogatherevidenceagainsthim.AnalarmsystemhehadsetupalertedhimwhentheFBIwaspreparingtoraidhim.WhentheproducersoftheTVshowScreenSaversinvitedKevinandmetohostanepisode,theyaskedmetodemonstrateanewelectronicdevicethatwasjustthencomingontotheconsumermarke
5、t:theGPS.Iwassupposedtodrivearoundwhiletheytrackedmycar.Ontheair,theydisplayedamapoftheseeminglyrandomrouteIhaddriven.Itspelledoutamessage:FREEKEVINWesharedthemicrophonesagainin2006,whenKevinwasthestand-inhostofArtBell’stalkshowCoasttoCoastAMandinvitedmetojoinhimashison-airguest.BythenIhadheardal
6、otofhisstory;thatnightheinterviewedmeaboutmineandwesharedmanylaughs,asweusuallydowhenwe’retogether.MylifehasbeenchangedbyKevin.OnedayIrealizedthatIwasgettinghisphonecallsfromfarawayplaces:hewasinRussiatogiveaspeech,inSpaintohelpacompanywithsecurityissues,inChiletoadviseabankthathadhadacomputerbre
7、ak-in.Itsoundedprettycool.Ihadn’tusedmypassportinabouttenyearsuntilthosephonecallsgavemeanitch.Kevinputmeintouchwiththeagentwhobookshisspeeches.Shetoldme,“Icangetspeakingengagementsforyou,too.”SothankstoKevin,I’vebecom
