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Legendary computer hacker released from prison
January 21, 2000
Web posted at: 10:18 a.m. EST (1518 GMT)
LOS ANGELES (CNN) -- Once one of the FBI's most wanted
criminals, cyberspace cult hero Kevin David Mitnick
was released from prison Friday.
Mitnick had been behind bars since February 1995 on a
25-count indictment that included charges of wire
fraud and illegal possession of computer files stolen
from such companies as Nokia, Motorola and Sun
Microsystems.
The notorious computer hacker was released from the
Federal Correctional Institute at Lompoc after
completing a five-year prison term. He was sentenced
last March after he pleaded guilty to five felony
counts. Under a negotiated plea agreement, he was
given credit for about four years served while
awaiting trial.
Mitnick will have to pay more than $4,000 in
restitution to his victims -- a small fraction of the
millions of dollars in damages he is believed to have
caused.
Coast-to-coast hacking spree
In 1992, Mitnick violated the terms of his probation
for a hacking charge and went into hiding for 2 1/2
years. During that time on the run, he hacked into
computers, stole corporate secrets, scrambled phone
networks and broke into the national defense warning
system -- until he finally broke into the wrong guy's
computer.
Computer scientist Tsutomu Shimomura helped the FBI
track down Mitnick at a Raleigh, North Carolina,
apartment in February 1995 after Mitnick had hacked
into Shimomura's home computer and stolen information
from him.
Backers of the 'Free Kevin.com' web site are trying to
raise funds to help get Mitnick back on his feet
Not a thief or terrorist, just 'curious'
Mitnick has no shortage of supporters, most of whom
say that hacking is 'recreational' or simply an
intellectual challenge to Mitnick. He became a 'cyber
martyr' and hero for many who believe the government
tried to make an example of him with the 68-month
sentence.
"For all that he's done, there are despots and
murderers out there who have suffered less than
Kevin," said Steve Gold, news editor of Secure
Computing Magazine and a former hacker himself.
"Kevin was just really curious. That was his biggest
crime, actually ... the crime of curiosity. He really
has the old hacker ethic of just being curious about
things and wanted to know how things worked," said
Dale Coddington, a Mitnick defense team adviser.
Avenues may be limited for Mitnick
Mitnick said Thursday he intends to go to college to
study computer technology, but the terms of his
probation prevent him from using computers for three
years, precluding him from studying or working just
about anywhere.
"It's going to be very, very hard for him," said Kevin
Poulsen, who faced the same restrictions when he got
out of prison for computer-related crimes.
"Not only are all of his skills ... oriented toward
computers, but even if he were to not want to work in
the computer field, it's very hard to get a job of any
kind that does not require you to work with
computers."
Mitnick may have help, though. Backers of the long-
running Free Kevin.com web site are raising money to,
in their words, help him get back on his feet. At last
report, they had raised just over $3,000.
Technology correspondent Rick Lockridge and The
Associated Press contributed to this report.
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