KevinMitnickis ayoungAmerican-born,August1963,thisyoung mancommonly knownasa legendaryhacker.Kevinis not thepeoplearefamily,soknow the computerandgaincompetence in thestoreRADIOSHACKand thepublic librarywhere heused to spendtime.But thestory ofKevin Mitnickis not thebeginning ofagoodstory,at the age of17 yearsKevinhas begun tofeel the coldiron barsdue tohacking thecomputerCOSMOS(ComputerSystemOperationMainstrem)ownedtelephonecompanyPacificBellin LosAngeles,which is acentraldatabase ofAmericanphone.
Because thefamily is notwealthyenoughto owntheir owncomputers,Mitnicklearnedby hanging outincomputerstoresorat thepublic libraryRADIOSHACK. In the period ofthe 1990s,Mitnickeasily escapeintothe computer system.But inthe late 1980sheactuallywantedto leave thehobbyand startedlooking forlegitimate work.Unfortunately,beforeit,in 1987he wasarrested forbreakingthe companySantaCruzOrganization, asoftware companythatmainlyengaged in theUnixoperatingsystem.
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