Presented at
HOPE Number Six (2006),
July 22, 2006, 7 p.m.
(60 minutes).
For the first time ever, the three most famous imprisoned hackers of the 90s appear together on the same panel. Mark served ten months in 1994, bernieS was locked up for 14 months in five maximum security prisons in 1995 and 1996, and Kevin was held for nearly five years. Each of these cases received a lot of exposure from 2600 and "Off The Hook" which wound up getting the attention of mass media and the public. But these cases are only the tip of the iceberg. You'll hear some of the background, learn about what's going on today with some other cases, and maybe even hear some prison stories.
(Kevin Mitnick unfortunately wound up in a hospital in Colombia for the entire conference and is replaced here by Darci Wood.)
Presenters:
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Mark Abene / Phiber Optik
as Mark Abene aka Phiber Optik
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Bernie S.
as bernieS
bernieS has been hacking telephones, radios, computers, and government authorities for far too long - sometimes pushing the envelope too far. In 1995 he was imprisoned for a year and a half by the Secret Service for merely possessing communications hardware and software they claimed was "dangerous" - and for blowing the cover of some of their special agents. Eventually the government admitted "there were no victims in the offense" and that they were more concerned about his exposing their covert activities. Bernie continues to investigate and report on communications technologies and on government activities the authorities would rather keep hidden.
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Kevin Mitnick
Kevin Mitnick was our keynote speaker back in 2004. Since then he's been giving talks all around the planet and appearing on television every time something involving the Internet is in the news. Quite a change from a decade ago when he was locked in prison with no prospects of getting out anytime soon. Kevin's ability to understand and use technology seems to either scare people or enlighten them. Fortunately he seems to be getting through to more of them than ever before which hopefully will help prevent someone else from being put through the hell he endured.
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