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"Noted computer hacker Kevin Mitnick is offering cash in exchange for tales of hacking escapades to fill a new book he is writing for publisher John Wiley & Sons Inc."
http://www.infoworld.com/article/03/...ickcash_1.html
He didn't see gore's threads yet:). Gore could make some money by sending some of his BSAFM stories.
Tales of hacking escapades? Oh come off it, Mitnick -- we all know what your so called tales are like.
"hur hur, this one time, i bullshitted this guy, and i got a FREE SODA lol lolol rofl omg"
EDIT; Actually read the article. At least he realizes he could never write a book based on *his* "hacking" experiences alone.
Hm, wonder what would happen to a newbie if they said "I am willing to pay you $500 if you tell me how to.. err, if you tell me how you once hacked hotmail.. yeh, thats it.."
Hey this could be interesting. I doubt any self respecting hacker would sell a story to him, but who knows. I'll be interested to see if any of the stories are even remotely possible...
So whats the deal if we sell him our story(s) is he gonna take credit for what we did? Does this lame ass still work for the Government? If so, phuck off Mitnick and everyone who supports him. Computerd Nerd22Quote:
Noted computer hacker Kevin Mitnick is offering cash in exchange for tales of hacking escapades to fill a new book he is writing for publisher John Wiley & Sons Inc."
http://www.infoworld.com/article/03...nickcash_1.html
He didn't see gore's threads yet. Gore could make some money by sending some of his BSAFM stories.
i wonder how many fake hacking stories he'll get... "i hacked the DOD with my comodore... i had my atari game system set up to be the server... it was mad sweet... all i did was type love at the password prompt and i was in." lol... i'd pay money for that one
I wonder if hacking The Matrix counts...
BTW, did anybody ever realize that TIMAXE is a character in the first matrix? Any remote stories of how I could have made it into The Matrix that are "Provocative and Sexy? Must "involve a combination of technical, physical and social aspects." Cash reward offered...
Me and Gore could become famous :p
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I don't think I would send him any thing, true or false....given his track record. Besides, didn't he say he was only offering the $500 for the best story? The rest are just freebies for him to use, I suppose.
If it's truly about HIS escapades (which I seriously doubt) it will be a short book
I read somewhere that Mitnick can't post his hacking stories untill 2010. I don't if it's true tough. :|
You never know it might just be interesting. But I am still wondering though how will they know what's true and what has been fantasized ? But I guess that maybe they might just ask for proof or something a long that line.
I would still buy it just to sit down and read it when I am bored.
Naw this would be something that SCO or Microsoft would do. Except that they would either try to copy you or steal it from you.Quote:
So whats the deal if we sell him our story(s) is he gonna take credit for what we did?
Now why is this thread negative ? There's nothing wrong with having posted this.
Who but a skiddie would buy anything written buy this man anyway?
Just to answer your question I am pretty sure that script kiddies will not be the only ones who will purchase his book.
I don't really know Kevin Mitnick or anything about his story except some little things.. So why are you all (almost) saying that he is this and that?
There probably saying things like that cause he has been convicted in the past for crimes that he has committed.
For some reason people tend to treat convicted criminals different. Have no idea why? He is human and does make mistakes just like everyone else.
Also cause maybe they haven't read much about him. But hey in my personal point of view he did his time for what he did.
Hey if he want's to write a book about cracker stories well if you dont like him dont read it. Simple as that.
If he does manage to get a real and exciting story, it would be interesting to see what he says on what could have prevented the problems in the first place. Basically he is getting a chance to piece a hack together, and look at what made it so great. Provided that he can get the inside scoop on a really big and interesting hack, his book will probably be pretty big. I will probably never get a chance to see it though, but for the system admins who do, it could be important much like the Hacking Exposed series. Seeing real world scenearios and situations drafted up into a book could be some big stuff...
But Mitnick is well known as a social engineer. What will he do with the stories? Will the hacker's identity remain a secret? Will they be paid? Will they be blackmailed? What about the other submissions? There are all sorts of interesing questions to be answered, but fortunately for us (White Hats) Mitnick *might* have a reward for analyzing a hack or drafting up some sort of "data fortress." When considering law and potential for foul play by Mitnick, we are on a much better side of the coin.
Edit:
Well Mitnick has quite a history. Seeing that he was denied access to a telephone for fear that he would make a phone call that would launch a huge nuclear missle strike as claimed by the media and everyone else, everyone came to respect/fear him. Of course it was learned he was really good at social engineering, but the thing that sorta stuck to him since was the title "script kiddie" after many people realized that the media seriously blew everything way out of proportions. Sorta caught in the wrong place at the wrong time, but in a way he was the man for the job...
I never got a chance to look at his first book "Art of Deception" or really did any research on him, so my info was pretty much what I came across in random discussions and misc. other stuff around the time he decided to have his own website and shortly after it was hacked into...
Edit 2:
Mitnick was a phone "phreaker." Got in trouble for doing lots of weird stuff to phone systems, and other interesting stuff.
From what I have read he will keep the author's indentities a secret. But just like you have stated Tim_Axe who knows.
From reading the article it seems that he will be doing his best to make sure that the stories are valid.
But of course he himself also says:Quote:
Mitnick and a co-author will analyze the attacks and offer readers suggestions on how to avoid such attacks on their own networks, he said.
Reading the article I also noticed that he is restricted about telling stories about his own hacks until 2010. He must have done some serious hacks to warrant that.Quote:
The biggest challenge will be verifying the truth of the stories, Mitnick said