Kevin Mitnick
This biographical article needs additional citations for verification. Please help by adding reliable sources. Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately, especially if potentially libelous or harmful. (November 2014) Kevin David Mitnick Born (1963-08-06) August 6, 1963 (age 51) Los Angeles, United States Other names The Condor, The Darkside Hacker Occupation Computer Consultant (before, Hacker) Author Criminal penalty 1999: 46 months prison plus 3 years probation 1988: One year prison. Website mitnicksecurity.com Kevin David Mitnick (born August 6, 1963) is an American computer security consultant, author and hacker. In 1999, he was convicted of various computer and communications-related crimes. At the time of his arrest, he was the most-wanted computer criminal in the United States. He now runs a security firm named Mitnick Security Consulting, LLC that helps test a company's security strengths, weaknesses, and potential loopholes, and is the Chief Hacking Officer of security awareness training company KnowBe4. Mitnick is an active advisory board member at Zimperium, a mobile defense firm that develops a mobile intrusion prevention system.