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Chapter 1
Kevin's Story
by Kevin Mitnick
Elsewhere in the same book, Littman
wrote:
U.S. Attorney James Sanders admitted to Judge Pfaelzer that Mitnick's
damage to DEC was not the $4 million that had made the headlines but
$160,000. Even that amount was not damage done by Mitnick, but the
rough cost of tracing the security weakness that his incursions had
brought to DEC's attention. The government acknowl edged it had no
evidence of the wild claims that had helped hold Mitnick without bail
and in solitary confinement. No proof Mitnick had ever compromised the
security of the NSA. No proof that Mitnick had ever issued a false
press release for Security Pacific Bank. No proof that Mitnick ever
changed the TRW credit report of a judge.
But the judge, perhaps influenced by the terrifying media coverage,
rejected the plea bargain and sentenced Mitnick to a longer term then
even the government wanted.
Throughout the years spent as a hacker hobbyist, I've gained unwanted
notoriety, been written up in numerous news reports and magazine
articles, and had four books written about me. Markoff and Shimomura's
libelous book was made into a feature film called Takedown. When the
script found its way onto the Internet, many of my supporters picketed
Miramax Films to call public attention to the inaccurate and false
characterization of me. Without the help of many kind and generous
people, the motion picture would surely have falsely portrayed me as
the Hannibal Lector of cyberspace. Pressured by my supporters, the
production company agreed to settle the case on confidential terms to
avoid me filing a libel action against them.
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