Kevin Mitnick is a young man born in America, August 1963, this young man is

commonly known as the legendary hacker. Kevin families are not being so familiar with
computers and gain competence in the store RadioShack and the public library where
he used to spend time. But the story of Kevin Mitnick was not the beginning of a good
story, at the age of 17 years Kevin has begun to feel the cold iron bars due to hacking
the computer COSMOS (Computer System mainstrem Operation) owned by Pacific Bell
telephone company in Los Angeles, which is the central database of American phone.
In 1983 he was accused of breaking into the security system via terminal ARPANet
PENTAGON using the USC campus, and again condor must feel the cold prison walls.

Once free, kevin looking for another life and disappear from the world of hackers. But it
did not last long, because in 1987 he once again had to deal with the authorities. He
accused the company infiltrated Santa Cruz Organization, the software company
engaged in the unix operating system.
In this case, the condor was convicted of unfavorable action and returned to jail for 3
years. After his release, Mitnick repeated habits and dealing with the authorities due to
commit burglary and possession of software piracy that Digital Equipment Corporation's
VMS Operating System.

In this case Mitnick did not do it himself, he was "duet" with his friend Lenny Cicicco and
was sentenced to prison for one year and received the title of lawyer 'addicted to the
computer that can not be stopped'. After his release, Mitnick tried again mejalani normal
life and work at one company mailing list in Las Vegas. But while working at the
company, the FBI suspected Mitnick ruffled Tel Tec Detective computer system, which
is a company where Mitnick work. And finally made the Condor back to The Most
Wanted Hacker or number 1 FBI fugitive. Mitnick had a nomadic life, moving from one
city to another, and for being fugitives Mitnick broke into several companies such as
Fujitsu, Motorola, Nokia, and Sun Microsystems. In February 1995 Mitnick move stalled
by the FBI, all of it due to the FBI's efforts and the help of a hacker who is also a victim
of the Condor, which is Tsutomu Shimomura.

Mitnick was caught due to negligence of the storage service account using someone
who dibobolnya and services inform the account holder that the account is over quota.
Before the arrest, Mitnick was tracking behind the people who were chasing him, but at
the same time the FBI a "guest" in the house uninvited fugitive Mitnick.

In addition to FBI Most Wanted, Mitnick was also given the title by The Discovery title of
"Hall of Fame of Hackers", because besides being a Software Hacker he is also known
as the Hardware Hacker. And also Social Engineering Mitnick has great ability, so he
managed to fool his victims. Mitnick 4 years in prison, without the rule of law, without
submission to the court, but suddenly in 2000 Mitnick free on parole, the computer holds
barred entry.

After 2 years of liberation Mitnick, then he is allowed to use a computer but no internet
connection. And a year later after it is in 2003 then allowed to use the internet access
for the first time since his imprisonment.
Currently Mitnick had a normal life, he published a book about security and the book
was instantly successful release. He also founded the security consulting firm
kevinmitnick.com site.

Source:
http://pdpnara.tripod.com/kevinmitnick.htm
http://derokh.blogspot.com/2008/02/kevin-mitnick-sang-legenda-hacker.html
http://indobestseller.wordpress.com/2009/11/01/biografi-kevin-mitnick-hacker-
legendaris/

Techniques he used:

Phone phreaking a type of hacking that allows you to explore the telephone network
by exploiting the phone systems and phone company employees.

Social Engineering the use of deception to manipulate individuals into divulging

confidential or personal information that may be used for fraudulent purposes.

Source: https://www.theregister.co.uk/2003/01/13/chapter_one_kevin_mitnicks_story/

Charges and controversies of Kevin Mitnick

Mitnick was charged with wire fraud (14 counts), possession of unauthorized access
devices (8 counts), interception of wire or electronic communications, unauthorized
access to a federal computer, and causing damage to a computer.

Controversy
Mitnick's criminal activities, arrest, and trial, along with the associated journalism, were
all controversial. Though Mitnick has been convicted of copying software unlawfully, his
supporters argue that his punishment was excessive and supporters of Mitnick have
asserted that many of the charges against him were fraudulent and not based on actual
losses.
In his 2002 book, The Art of Deception, Mitnick states that he compromised computers
solely by using passwords and codes that he gained by social engineering. He claims
he did not use software programs or hacking tools for cracking passwords or otherwise
exploiting computer or phone security.
John Markoff and Tsutomu Shimomura, who had both been part of the pursuit, wrote
the book Takedown about Mitnick's capture.
Jonathan Littman wrote The Fugitive Game in response, alleging:
 Journalistic impropriety by Markoff, who had covered the case for the New York
Times, based on rumor and government claims, while never interviewing Mitnick
himself;
Overzealous prosecution of Mitnick by the government;
Mainstream media over-hyping Mitnick's actual crimes;
Shimomura's involvement in the matter being unclear or of dubious legality.
Further controversy came over the release of the movie, Takedown (titled Track
Down in certain locations), based on the book by John Markoff and Tsutomu
Shimomura, with Littman alleging that portions of the film were taken from his book
without permission. The case against Mitnick tested the new laws that had been
enacted for dealing with computer crime, and it raised public awareness of security
involving networked computers. The controversy remains, however, and the Mitnick
story is often cited today as an example of the influence that mainstream newspapers
can have on the law enforcement personnel

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_Mitnick

Through the years to come, I would repeatedly get into trouble because I trusted
people who I thought were my friends. - Kevin Mitnick

Lesson learned, dont trust people too much. Learn to hide your identity. Do not do
anything that will make you a criminal, dont be a black hat hacker, if you want to be a
hacker, be a certified ethical hacker.