First published 2019
Kevin Mitnick sits at his computer in the 1990s, when the internet looks nothing like today's world. He possesses extraordinary talent for breaking into computer systems and bypassing security measures that appear flawless to others. The FBI launches an intense manhunt, but Mitnick stays one step ahead of federal agents through skill and cunning. He becomes one of the most wanted criminals of his era, though he never steals money or harms anyone physically. Supporters around the globe rally behind him when authorities finally capture and imprison him. Mitnick tells his own story of rebellion against the system he chose to break. The narrative reveals how power operates without mercy, using any deception necessary to catch those who refuse to submit. Readers follow Mitnick as he infiltrates heavily guarded servers and becomes trapped in an FBI conspiracy. The book asks whether its protagonist deserves the labels of criminal, rebel, or revolutionary.
Genres: crime, non-fiction, 21st-century, computer-science
Vibes: fast-paced, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: cat-and-mouse, rebel
Setting: United States
Period: 1990s
432 pages · Paperback · Helion