I found this picture online. This is a business card for Kevin Mitnick, one of the most infamous Hackers and "Social Engineers" of all time. (the tools on the card are lock picking tools).
He credits most of his accomplishments with accessing data bases and security codes to social engineering - which in layman's terms could mean anything from talking up a bus driver so you can find out where to purchase your own bus ticket stamp to ride for free or calling the blond secretary of a large company and convincing her you are very important and need the security codes.
He spent time evading the law and spent time in prison as well. He even had to spend time in solitary confinement because a judge was afraid he would be able to whistle in a phone and start an nuclear war!
There are little bits of truth to the ability to whistle in a phone. (to get free calls though). A man with the moniker Capn' Crunch could do that. He discovered a capn crunch toy whistle that emitted the right frequency to activate free long distance on the phone network - he was then able to mimic that to make free calls any time.
Kevin Mitnick is now on the reformed side of the law and works hard to ensure secure and stable networks and systems are in place.
Huh! Who says crime never pays? (I wouldn't reccomend it though).
Reverend Rick
Also - i heard the coolest radio show once on coast to coast am that had Kevin Mitnick interviewing Steve Wozniack the creator of Apple computers. If you go to coast to coast am's website i believe pretty soon you will have acess to all their archives if you are a stream link member. Definetly worth listening to.
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