First published 2011
Kevin Mitnick tells his own story as America's most notorious computer hacker. Mitnick describes how he infiltrated the networks of Sun Microsystems, Digital Equipment Corporation, Nokia, Motorola, and Pacific Bell. He reveals the techniques he used to crack corporate security systems when other hackers struggled with basic passwords. Mitnick presents himself as a lone operator driven by curiosity and love of the challenge rather than money. This memoir covers his digital break-ins at major corporations and his cat-and-mouse games with authorities. The book provides Mitnick's personal perspective on events that have already inspired two previous books and a Hollywood film.
Genres: crime, memoir, non-fiction, 21st-century, computer-science
Vibes: fast-paced, intimate, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: cat-and-mouse, lone-operator
Setting: America, Digital Equipment Corporation, Motorola, Nokia, Pacific Bell, Sun Microsystems
Period: 21st-century
413 pages · Hardcover · Little, Brown and Company